An 85-Year-Old Man Has Been Experiencing Weight Loss, Night Sweats

question 2

Multiple Choice

An 85-year-old man has been experiencing weight loss, night sweats, and a dry cough for several months and just recently he has begun coughing up sputum with tinges of blood in it.Following a chest X-ray showing some white spots on his lungs, an AFB (Mycobacterial) stain and culture were ordered and both were positive for the presence of mycobacteria.He has been PPD positive since his 20's.Which of the following most accurately describes his current situation?

• A)latent tubercular infection
• B)primary tubercular infection
• C)systemic tuberculosis
• D)primary tubercular disease
• E)reactivation tuberculosis

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Definitions:

PET

Positron Emission Tomography, a type of nuclear medicine imaging test that shows how tissues and organs are functioning.

Lat

Term for a side view, especially in X-rays or scans, highlighting structures in a plane parallel to the ground; offers a different perspective from the first definition.

Ba

Likely an abbreviation for Barium, a radiopaque contrast agent used in radiological imaging to visualize parts of the gastrointestinal tract.

Oscill/o

A combining form representing oscillation, used in terms involving back-and-forth movements.