tasneembanu
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18. A 74-year-old man has a cough. On auscultation of the right posterior chest, the
patient's spoken "ee" sounds more like "ay." Which of the following conditions on the
right is most likely?
A
) Bronchopleural fistula
B
) Lower lobe consolidation
C
) Middle lobe atelectasis
D
) Pleural effusion
E
) Pleural plaque
F
) Pneumothorax
G
) Sequestration
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| dariush
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d. Egophony is + in both cases of Fluid + Consolidation but i think Unilateral right effusion is quite often. (not to leave out the probability of malignancy,TB,etc. ofcourse) surprisingly especially in CHF.
it is very tricky but simple!
anyone knows why ?
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| tasneembanu
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is it lower lobe consolidation since they have given posterior lobe?
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| dariush
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oh didnt see that part! right sorry
still the question remains. why Effusion on the right side is more frequent than the left side in case of CHF ?
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