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11/14/06 - 12:34 PM

12. A 26-year-old man comes to the physician's office because he has had shortness of breath and a cough for the past week. He received combination chemotherapy for testicular carcinoma 4 months ago. Auscultation of the lungs discloses fine crackles at the bases. X-ray of the chest shows diffuse pulmonary infiltrates. Which of the following chemotherapeutic drugs is most likely responsible for his symptoms?

A. Bleomycin
B. Cisplatin
C. Cyclophosphamide
D. Daunorubicin
E. Etoposide
F. Ifosfamide
G. Paclitaxel
H. Vinblastine

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11/14/06 - 12:44 PM

A. Bleomycin

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11/14/06 - 12:53 PM

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11/14/06 - 01:38 PM

dear friends, i'm 2 weeks before exam and I'm gonna post some ques from NBME that i found difficult, please when you answer give short explanation, thanks

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11/14/06 - 04:58 PM

You can hear fine crackles in fibrosis and one of the SE of bleomycin and MTX is pulm fibrosis.

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