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CASE STUDY:
55-Year-Old Female With Progressive Dyspnea
QUESTION ONE
Which of the following statements about the different stages of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is true?
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(A) |
Acute HP usually presents with an abrupt onset of fever, chills, cough, malaise, chest tightness, and dyspnea within several hours of antigen exposure. |
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(B) |
The malaise, fatigue, and dyspnea associated with acute HP may persist for several weeks. |
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Subacute HP is characterized by gradual development of cough, dyspnea, malaise, anorexia, and weight loss. |
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(D) |
Chronic HP has an insidious onset of progressive dyspnea, chronic cough, fatigue, and weight loss. |
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(E) |
Oxygen desaturation and hypoxemia occurs in all forms of HP. |
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(F) |
All of the above. |
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