Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2005
A 52 y.o. hard smoker patient complains of persistent cough with purulent sputum discharge especially in mornings, dyspnea provoked even by slight physi- cal exertion, wheezing chest, tahypnoe, general weakness. He considers himself to be ill during 12 years. The overwritten conditions appear 3-4 times per year usually after common cold and have tendency to progress. What disease do you think about first of all?
Answer options
- Aspergillosis
- Bronchoectatic disease
- Bronchial asthma
- Chronic obstructive lung disease
- Mucoviscidosis (cystic fibrosis)
Correct answer
Chronic obstructive lung disease
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