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QUIZ IN RESPIRATORY

SYSTEM
Q1.
A 20-year-old female complains of cough and a low-grade fever. She
feels tired and has shortness of breath on exertion. She denies any
pleuritic pain or night sweats. Her temperature is 41.1°C, heart rate
100, and respiratory rate 22. Examination of the ears, nose, and
throat is normal. Auscultation of the lungs reveals a few crackles at
the right middle Lung lobe. The heart rate is regular with no murmurs.
A.The next step in the management of this
patient is:
a. Treat with antibiotics for sinusitis
b. Treat with a cough suppressant for post viral syndrome
c. Order a chest x-ray .
d. Obtain sputum for Gram stain and culture
e. Initiate incentive spirometry to treat atelectasis
B. The most possible diagnosis is:

a. TB
b. sinusitis.
c. pneumonia
b. viral bronchitis
d. pulmonary embolism.
Q2. List abnormal findings, be specific.
Give 2 differential diagnosis
Q3.
• A 52-year-old man presents with a complaint of dyspneic, which has
troubled him for the preceding 8 months. He has had minimal prior
medical care, notes no prior medical problems, and denies any
medication use. He admits to having smoked a pack of cigarettes
daily for the past 30 years. He is currently stable and his physical
examination is remarkable for a prolonged expiratory phase and
diminished breath sounds bilaterally.
A. In evaluating this patient, which of the following is the most likely cause for his chronic
dyspnea?
 

a. Pulmonary embolus
b. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
c. Diabetes mellitus
d. Myocardial infarction
e. Pneumonia
 
B. All the following drugs can be used in treatment except:

a. corticosteroid inhaler
b. salbutamol tablet
c. Ipratropium inhaler
d. prednisolone tablet
e. salmetrol inhaler
Q4. Write indication and side effect
Q5. Write indication and side effect

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