Question

A 42-year-old man presents with chronic cough productive of large amounts of sputum daily and has been diagnosed with bronchiectasis. According to NICE guidelines, which investigation is particularly important to identify underlying causes?

Accepted Answer

Serum immunoglobulin levels

Answer

Sweat chloride test

Answer

Skin prick allergy test

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Barium swallow

Answer

Echocardiogram

Practice question

A 42-year-old man presents with chronic cough productive of large amounts of sputum daily and has been diagnosed with bronchiectasis. According to NICE guidelines, which investigation is particularly important to identify underlying causes?