BOF:
15
A 54-year-old male with
known chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is breathless on minimal exertion
and is almost incapacitated by this. Chest X-ray has demonstrated the presence
of large emphysematous bullae.
In this patient you would arrange a CT scan of his chest for the following
reason.
a) To exclude a co-existent lung cancer
b) To exclude co-existent heart failure
c) To document the presence of bronchiectasis
d) To determine the distribution of the emphysema
e) To detect co-existent pulmonary emboli
