Question

A 67-year-old man who smoked one pack per day for 40 years and quit 5 years ago presents with chronic exertional dyspnoea, daily productive cough, and frequent winter bronchitis. Spirometry after bronchodilator shows FEV1/FVC 0.62. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Asthma

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Bronchiectasis

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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Practice question

A 67-year-old man who smoked one pack per day for 40 years and quit 5 years ago presents with chronic exertional dyspnoea, daily productive cough, and frequent winter bronchitis. Spirometry after bronchodilator shows FEV1/FVC 0.62. What is the most likely diagnosis?