mahendra
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A 51-year-old male smoker presents with fever and a cough productive
of greenish-yellow sputum. The patient states that he has had a
morning cough with excessive mucus production for the past 5 years.
Which of the following abnormalities would most likely be found in
this patient?
A. Apical cavitary lesions on x-ray
B. Curschmann spirals in his sputum
C. Elevated salt levels in his sweat
D. Enlarged hilar lymph nodes on x-ray
E. Increased Reid index
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| leftfoot
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answer ias E.
reid index is increased (ratio of thickness of goblet cell layer to the thickness of the entire bronchial wall ) 
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| mahendra
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you r genious!!! 
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| leftfoot
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i wish that was really true!!
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