Hey usmlebucketchallenge partners :: Q.1 A 2 year old boy presents to emergency room because of sore throat, fever, hoarseness, stridor. The physician suspects diagnosis of croup, but wishes to exclude epiglottitis. Compared with croup, which of the following is characteristic of epiglottitis ?? A. Epiglottitis is associated with inflammation of larynx and subglottic trachea. B. Epiglottitis is associated with rhinorrhea and conjunctivitis. C. Epiglottitis often leads to respiratory distress. D. Symptom onset is gradual in epiglottis. E. The barking cough of Epiglottitis becomes inspiratory stridor. F. Throat swab in Epiglottitis would reveal parainfluenzva virus Q.2 A 65 year old man with 110-pack-year history of smoking presents to his primary physician care bcause of shortness of breath, dyspnea on exertion, and cough for three month duration. x-ray of chest shows bilateral flattened diaphragms. The doctor orders pulmonary function tests to evaluate the patient . Which of the following pulmonary function test results would be found in this patient ?? A. Decrease FEV1:FVC B. Decreased functional residual capacity C. Decreased total lung capacity D. Increased FEV1 E. Increased FEV1:FVC DO YOUR BEST :)
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