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Path Q 5 (Buzzwords come in my shapes) - drewalksonwater
#1
A 35-year-old Caucasian male presents to your office with progressive exertional dyspnea. His symptoms began insidiously but now have progressed to the point that the can hardly keep up with his daily activities. Spirometry shows decreased forced vital capacity (FVC) and plasma protein electrophoresis demonstrates a markedly attenuated alpha fraction. This patient’s lower lung lobes are likely to demonstrate:
A. Panacinar emphysema
B. Centriacinar emphysema
C. Compensatory hyperinflation
D. Obstructive hyperinflation
E. Apical subpleural blebs
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#2
AA "alpha 1 antitrypsin deficency"
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#3
A..
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#4
Good job A is correct. You two will make great doctors!
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