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1207 Radiology

Definition of nuclear medicine includes which of the following?

AField of medicine helpful for radiotherapeutic management of all.
BField of medicine, which provides both physiological, & structrual information in non-quantifiable form.
CField of medicine helpful for location & extent of cancer but with many hazards.
DField of medicine which depends on accretion, transit & disappearance of radioactive tracer in specific regions of body & useful in management of cancer.
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1213 Radiology

A 50-year-old male smoker is evaluated for chronic shoness of breath. On physical examination his vital signs are: pulse 110 bpm; temperature normal; respirations 30/min with use of accessory muscles and pursed-lip breathing; blood pressure 110/78 mm Hg. Other peinent findings are: hea exam: apex beat (impulse) is medial to the midclavicular line with generalized decreased breath sounds on lung exam; ABGs (FiO2 0.21): pH 7.38; PCO2 47 mm Hg; PO2 67 mm Hg. PFTs/spirometry: FVC 2.80 L (67% of predicted); FEV1 1.56 (50% of predicted); FEV1/FVC% 56%; TLC 134% of predicted; RV 170% of predicted; DLCO 43% of predicted. There is no reversibility with bronchodilators. Chest radiograph are shown below.What is the most likely diagnosis?

ABronchial asthma with status asthmaticus
BEmphysema
CChronic bronchitis
DTuberous sclerosis
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