Surgery MCQ 12

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A 52-year-old alcoholic with fever and a cough productive of purulent sputum is found to have the opacity on chest film as shown (Fig. 62-15). The following is/are true statement(s):


  1. The findings suggest a parapneumonic empyema


  2. If pus is found on aspiration of the pleural space, a chest tube should be placed


  3. If pus is found on aspiration, bronchoscopy is a necessary part of the patient’s evaluation


  4. In this situation, rib resection for drainage is preferred to a large-bore chest tube


  5. Decortication of the lung should be considered if the lung fails to expand within 4 weeks

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