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First stage of sarcoidosis in CXR is characterized by:

a/ no abnormal findings in CRX

b/ bihilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy, reticulonodular infiltrates

c / bilateral pulmonary infiltrates

d/ bihilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy

e/ all answers correct

Correct answer : b

Source: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th Edition, chapter 322, pp.2136-2137

Most sensitive indicator of lung fibrosis progression is:

a/ arterial blood gasometry

b/ spirometry

c/ pletysmography

d/ 6 minute walking test with assessment of gas exchange

e/ CXR

Correct answer: D

Źródło: Clinical Medicine, Kumar&Clark, Sixth Edition, Elsevier Saunders

Dyspnoea and dry cough increasing gradualny over mothns or years, accompanied by weight loss, tachypnoe, dry crackles at the bases of both lungs and digital clubbing are the features of:

a/ sarcoidosis

b/ COPD

c/ sever hypersensitivity pneumonitis

d/ idiopathic lung fibrosis

e/ tuberculosis

Correct answer: D

Źródło: Clinical Medicine, Kumar&Clark, Sixth Edition, Elsevier Saunders

Choose the correct feature of broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in the course of hypersensitivity pneumonitis:

a/ high lymphocyte count with the prevalence of CD8+ lymphocytes

b/ high lymphocyte count with the prevalence of CD4+ lymphocytes

c/ high neutrophil count

d/ high eosinophil count

e/ high macrophages count

Correct answer: a

Źródło: Clinical Medicine, Kumar&Clark, Sixth Edition, Elsevier Saunders

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