A 55-year-old man with 40 pack-years of smoking has chronic cough and dyspnea. Spirometry after bronchodilator shows FEV1/FVC 0.58 and FEV1 62%

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A 55-year-old man with 40 pack-years of smoking has chronic cough and dyspnea. Spirometry after bronchodilator shows FEV1/FVC 0.58 and FEV1 62% predicted. Chest radiograph has hyperinflation and no mass. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

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COPD

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Vocal cord dysfunction

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Interstitial lung disease

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Bronchiectasis due to cystic fibrosis

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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — ABFM Board MCQ

A 55-year-old man with 40 pack-years of smoking has chronic cough and dyspnea. Spirometry after bronchodilator shows FEV1/FVC 0.58 and FEV1 62% predicted. Chest radiograph has hyperinflation and no mass. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?