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| juhidr Total Posts: 149 | Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 02:47 pm A 60 year old ship worker is admitted to the respiratory ward with progressive breathlessness and a cough. On examination there is gross finger clubbing and bibasal end-inspiratory crackles. A chest x-ray reveals symmetrical basal parenchymal changes and pleural plaques. Which type of lung cancer is this patient at increased risk of developing ? (a) Squamous cell carcinoma (b) Adenocarcinoma (c) Small cell carcinoma (d) Oat cell carcinoma (e) Mesothelioma |
| rudrani Total Posts: 14 | Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 06:41 pm
answer is mesithelioma right? progressive dyspnea cough with clubbing points to neoplastic ds bibasilar end insp crackles characteristic of restrictive lung dz its basal involvement n cplaques tellls us it could be asbestosis.. so answer is mesothelioma right? |
| rudrani Total Posts: 14 | Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 06:00 am hi juhidr may i know what are u doing now? where ru from? if ur freee can v discuss online cos i dont have a study partner? |