A 24-year-old patient presents to the emergency department after sustaining multiple
traumatic injuries after a motorcycle accident. Upon examination, you note tachypnea,
use of intercostal muscles to breathe, asymmetric chest expansion, and no breath
sounds over the left lower lobe. It is most important to suspect
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pneumothrorax
Your patient has just returned from a 6-month missionary trip to southeast Asia. He
reports unremitting cough, hemoptysis, and an unintentional weight loss of 10 pound
over the last month. These symptoms should prompt the clinician to suspect
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, tuberculosis
A cough is described as chronic if it has been present for
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8 weeks or more
Susan P., a 60-year-old woman with a 30 pack year history, presents to your primary
care practice for evaluation of a persistent, daily cough with increased sputum
production, worse in the morning, occurring over the past three months. She tells
you, " I have the same thing, year after year." Which of the following choices would
you consider strongly in your critical thinking process?"
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chronic bronchitis
A 26-year-old, non-smoker, male presented to your clinic with SOB with exertion. This
could be due to:
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Alpha-1 deficiency
traumatic injuries after a motorcycle accident. Upon examination, you note tachypnea,
use of intercostal muscles to breathe, asymmetric chest expansion, and no breath
sounds over the left lower lobe. It is most important to suspect
Give this one a try later!
pneumothrorax
Your patient has just returned from a 6-month missionary trip to southeast Asia. He
reports unremitting cough, hemoptysis, and an unintentional weight loss of 10 pound
over the last month. These symptoms should prompt the clinician to suspect
Give this one a try later!
, tuberculosis
A cough is described as chronic if it has been present for
Give this one a try later!
8 weeks or more
Susan P., a 60-year-old woman with a 30 pack year history, presents to your primary
care practice for evaluation of a persistent, daily cough with increased sputum
production, worse in the morning, occurring over the past three months. She tells
you, " I have the same thing, year after year." Which of the following choices would
you consider strongly in your critical thinking process?"
Give this one a try later!
chronic bronchitis
A 26-year-old, non-smoker, male presented to your clinic with SOB with exertion. This
could be due to:
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Alpha-1 deficiency
