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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2021

A 38-year-old man fell ill 2 weeks ago, had a cough, weakness, increased temperature up to 38.0°C. The condition deteriorated sharply by the end of the 1st week, when there was a cold, heavy sweat, in the evening the temperature rose to 39.0°C. 2 days before hospitalization in the patient during coughing a large amount of foul-smelling sputum with blood, after which improved the patient's condition. Pulse - 80/min., Respiratory rate - 20/min., Body temperature - 37.6°C. What changes are possible on the chest radiograph?

Answer options

  1. Darkening of the lung lobe
  2. Homogeneous rounded shadow in the pulmonary field
  3. The presence of a cavity with a horizontal fluid level
  4. Displacement of the mediastinum toward a homogeneous shadow
  5. Shadow in the lower part with an oblique upper border
Correct answer

The presence of a cavity with a horizontal fluid level

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