BOF: 30
A 30-year-old male presents with a chronic cough
productive of copious amounts of thick yellow sputum and occasional haemoptysis.
He also complains of bad breath and recurrent episodes of fever. On examination
he has clubbing and on auscultation over the lung bases coarse crepitations are
heard.
The test that would identify the cause of his condition
would be:
a)
Sweat electrolytes
b)
Sinus x-ray
c)
Bronchoscopy
d)
High resolution CT scanning
e)
Bronchography
Answer:
d)
The patient has bronchiectasis. High resolution CT
scanning would be the investigation of choice. It would show bronchial
dilatation and wall thickening.
