A 68-year-old female smoker is seen in the ER due to mild hemoptysis and cough with 1 to 2 teaspoons of light-green sputum production in the A.M. She uses inhalers as needed for occasional shoness of breath. A routine chest x-ray is obtained.The abnormality seen on the CXR is most likely due to
A 68-year-old female smoker is seen in the ER due to mild hemoptysis and cough with 1 to 2 teaspoons of light-green sputum production in the A.M. She uses inhalers as needed for occasional shoness of breath. A routine chest x-ray is obtained.The abnormality seen on the CXR is most likely due to
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A 68-year-old female smoker is seen in the ER due to mild hemoptysis and cough with 1 to 2 teaspoons of light-green sputum production in the A.M. She uses inhalers as needed for occasional shoness of breath. A routine chest x-ray is obtained.The abnormality seen on the CXR is most likely due to
✓ Correct Answer: B. Old TB with thoracoplasty
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