Audio Qbank – Q93 – A 74M with a cavitary lesion

 

A 74-year-old man presents to the GP for a two-hour history of shooting pain in his groin. He has smoked one pack of cigarettes daily for 55 years. CXR shows a central cavitary lesion. Which of the following is most likely in this patient?

 

  High serum 24,25-(OH)2-Vitamin D3
  High serum phosphate
  High urinary leukocytes
  Low serum parathyroid hormone
  PPD (tuberculin skin test) >15mm induration

 

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