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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2023

A 36-year-old patient complains of suffocation attacks with predominantly problematic exhalation. The attacks occur up to 2-3 times a day and can be relieved by inhalation of β2-adrenomimetics. This condition lasts for 10 years already. Objectively, the chest is expanded, percussion detects a bandbox resonance over the lungs, auscultation detects harsh respiration with prolonged exhalation. Laboratory analysis of sputum detects numerous eosinophils, Charcot-Leyden crystals, and Curschmann spirals. What is the provisional diagnosis in this case?

Answer options

  1. Cardiac asthma
  2. Bronchial asthma
  3. Chronic obstructive bronchitis
  4. Carcinoid syndrome
  5. Spontaneous pneumothorax
Correct answer

Bronchial asthma

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