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A 68 yo man presents to the UF Health ED with shortness of breath. It has been slowing progressing over the past year, but has now reached the point where walking up one flight of stairs is problematic. On room air, PaO2 = 52 mm Hg and SpO2 = 83%. Respiratory rate is 28 bpm. Measures of airway resistance are within predicted values, but lung compliance measures are half of the predicted value. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

A 12-year-old girl presented with a two-week history of headache, fever, sore throat, and persistent cough. Chest X-ray showed areas of patchy infiltration. The organism MOST LIKELY to cause this illness is:

7.1.  King Henry VIII had 6 wives. (1)

With respect to anemia (assuming that pulmonary function is normal), all of the following statements are true EXCEPT:

You are working in the UF Health ED and a 65 yo male is complaining of shortness of breath. He states that he was fine until an hour ago, when he started having difficulty breathing. He tells you that he has been fighting a cold for the last week, but thought he was getting better. His cough has now changed from dry to productive and purulent. He also complains of chest pain when he takes a deep breath. He has a history of diabetes and high blood pressure. On your exam you notice he has tachycardia, tachypnea, and decreased breath sounds in the right lower lobe. You also notice his oxygen saturation is 89% on room air. After starting patient on oxygen therapy, how will you confirm his diagnosis?

9.1.  When did WW2 start? (1)    

7.3. Queen Elizabeth never married or had any children. (1)

When the radius of a conducting airway tube is decreased 5-fold, airway resistance will;

  4. Provide meanings for the following words (5)

Common pulmonary function abnormalities in individuals with moderate to severe obstructive pulmonary disease include which one of the following sets of clinical values?                 FEV1                                      FEV1/FVC                            RV/TLC ratioA            normal                                normal                                normalB            increased                            increased                            increasedC            decreased                           decreased                           increasedD            decreased                           decreased                           decreasedE             decreased                           increased                            increased