inspiratory crackles diagnosis assignment
inspiratory crackles diagnosis assignment
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Question 1 Question : A patient complains of shortness of breath for the past few days On examination, you note late inspiratory crackles in the lower third of the chest that were not present a week ago What is the most likely explanation for these?
Asthma
COPD
Bronchiectasis
Heart failure
Question 2 Question : A sixty-year-old baker presents to your clinic, complaining of increasing shortness of breath and nonproductive cough over the last month She feels like she can’t do as much activity as she used to do without becoming tired She even has to sleep upright in her recliner at night to be able to breathe comfortably She denies any chest pain, nausea, or sweating Her past medical history is significant for high blood pressure and coronary artery disease She had a hysterectomy in her 40s for heavy vaginal bleeding She is married and is retiring from the local bakery soon She denies any tobacco, alcohol, or drug use Her mother died of a stroke, and her father died from prostate cancerShe denies any recent upper respiratory illness, and she has had no other symptoms On examination, she is in no acute distress Her blood pressure is 160/100, and her pulse is 100 She is afebrile, and her respiratory rate is 16 With auscultation, she has distant air sounds and she has late inspiratory crackles in both lower lobes On cardiac examination, the S1 and S2 are distant and an S3 is heard over the apex
Pneumonia
COPD
Pleural pain
Left-sided heart failure
Question 3 Question : A patient with long-standing COPD was told by another practitioner that his liver was enlarged and this needed to be assessed Which of the following would be reasonable to do next?
Percuss the lower border of the liver
Measure the span of the liver
Order a hepatitis panel
Obtain an ultrasound of the liver
Question 4 Question : A fifty-five-year-old smoker complains of chest pain and gestures with a closed fist over her sternum to describe it Which of the following diagnoses should be considered because of her gesture?
Bronchitis
Costochondritis
Pericarditis
Angina pectoris
