Câu 45: USMLE: United States Medical Licensing Examination

A 72-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 3-day history of fever, shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing, chest pain, and cough. She is frail. Physical examination shows tachypnea and equal pulses bilaterally. Percussion of the chest shows dullness over the right lower lung field. Laboratory studies show arterial hypoxemia and decreased PCO. A chest x-ray shows an area of opacification in the lower region of the right lung. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient's condition?

1. A. Alveolar proteinosis
2. B. Aspiration — đáp án hiện tại
3. C. Cigarette smoking
4. D. Emphysema
5. E. Vasculitis