Question

When reviewing a chest x-ray to determine cystic fibrosis exacerbation verses pneumonia, the following is more diagnostic of pneumonia: Which is correct.

A. Disease noted in the air space

B. Hyperinflation of the lungs

C. Bronchiectasis of the bronchiloles

D. Pnemothorax of the lung

Answer 1

Pneumonia specificaly is the Infection which will cause the inflammation of the air sacs both or a single lungs and ,it bevime fillled with the fluid. In an x-ray finding specificaly of a pneumonia patient the airspace will have opacity as well as , lobar consolidation can be seen .. the , pneumonias in human are the space occupying lesion that will not cause the volume loss. Option a is the correct answer as in cystic fibrosis the air space that is alveoli is not much affected but in case of pneumonia the alveoli is damaged and filled with pus

Option b is wrong as it is the characteristics features that occur in both in case of pneumonia as well as CF .

Option c is wrong as bronchiectasis of bronchioles occur in case of CF

Option d is wrong as pneumothorax is also common diagnostic finding of CF