Audio Qbank – Q111 – A 34F with a dry cough

 

A 34-year-old African-American woman presents to the physician in January because of a dry, non-productive cough. She is a non-smoker. Serum calcium is 9.0 mEq/L (NR 8.4-10.2). Chest x-ray shows mild hyperinflation of both lungs. Which of the following is likely seen in this patient’s condition?

 

  Bullous parenchymal change
  Decreased fecal calcium
  Interstitial fibrotic change
  Mast cell degranulation
  Non-caseating granulomas

 

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