Kazem
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a patient develops an acute febrile illness with shivers, non-productive cough, and pleuritic chest pain. five days later he presents to the emergency department after abruptly having "coughed up" nearly a cup of blood-stained sputum. which of the following is most likely to be seen on a chest x-ray film?
A- Blunting of diaphragmatic costal angles
B- A cavity with a fluid
C- Complete opacification of one lobe with no additional findings
D- Patchy consolidation centered on bronchi
E- Prominent bronchi that can be followed far out into the lung fields
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| ssrpk
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is it C?......lobar pneumonia....
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| Kazem
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well the lobar Pneumonia has a productive cough so it cant be the answer. try again 
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| ssrpk
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i'll go with most commoncause of hemoptysis then....E-bronchiectasis...
plz answer....
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| Kazem
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Answer is B. this is a pulmonary abscess that has ruptured after sometimes of being less symptomatic.( due to cotainment of bacteria in the abscess).
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kool.....i missed this point entirely :oops:
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don't worry I almost got it wrong as well in first attemp.
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