A 56-year-old male presents complaining of night sweats, weight loss, a cough and shortness of breath. A urinalysis demonstrates hematuria. The patient had a positive PPD skin test six months ago but was never treated. You order a chest x-ray and expect to find pathology in which area of the lung?
- the anterior aspect of the lung bases
- the lingual of the left lung
- the right middle lobe
- the posterior aspect of the lung bases
- the apices of the lungs
Answer: E
The apices of the lungs
TB reactivated typically appears in the apices of the lung fields
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Tuberculosis is covered as part of the PANCE Pulmonary Blueprint
Review Topic: Tuberculosis (ReelDx)