Question

A 50-year-old with a 40-pack-year smoking history presents with hemoptysis and an abnormal chest X-ray suggestive of a lung mass. He complains of weight loss and a cough. Which is the single most appropriate next investigation?

Accepted Answer

CT chest with contrast

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Sputum cytology

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Bronchoscopy

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PET scan

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Pulmonary function tests

Practice question

A 50-year-old with a 40-pack-year smoking history presents with hemoptysis and an abnormal chest X-ray suggestive of a lung mass. He complains of weight loss and a cough. Which is the single most appropriate next investigation?