Chronic bronchitis Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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 A 64-year-old male is brought to the emergency department due to worsening dyspnea and wheezing. The patient has had a chronic productive cough for the past several years, which has worsened in the past 2 weeks. He has smoked a pack of cigarettes daily for 45 years. Temperature is 39.0°C (102.2°F), pulse is 102/min, respirations are 21/min, blood pressure is 102/84 mm Hg, and oxygen saturation is 88% on room air. Physical examination reveals accessory muscle use during respiration. The patient frequently coughs and produces significant quantities of yellowish sputum. Diffuse wheezes are heard bilaterally on chest auscultation. The patient is started on antibiotics and supplemental oxygen. Despite appropriate treatment, he passes away several days later in the intensive care unit, and an autopsy is performed. Which of the following will most likely be seen on histopathological evaluation of this patient’s lungs?  

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