History of present illness A 68-year-old Caucasian woman arrived at the emergency department (ED) due to a severe cough with sputum, breathlessness, and wheezing. The symptoms had started 4 weeks…
History of present illness A 53-year-old Caucasian male was admitted to the surgical ward due to bowel obstruction and suspected colon cancer. He underwent right hemicolectomy in one stage, with…
History of present illness A 44-year-old Caucasian man went to his general practitioner because of persistent swelling in the left submandibular area ( Fig. 9.1 ). The symptom disturbed him…
History of present illness A 63-year-old man went to the outpatient pulmonology clinic complaining of shortness of breath on exertion, which progressively worsened during the past year. A previous chest…
History of present illness A 38-year-old man went to a pulmonary outpatient clinic complaining of a dry cough and exertional dyspnea without wheezing that began about 1 year earlier. He…
History of present illness A 61-year-old man was referred to the department of pulmonary medicine because he had worsening shortness of breath. Chest radiograph showed ground-glass and reticular shadows in…
History of present illness A 59-year-old woman underwent an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan for suspected acute gallstones cholecystitis. Imaging included the lower lung zones, where reticular alterations were incidentally…
History of present illness A 61-year-old Caucasian man presented to the pulmonology outpatient clinic due to shortness of breath during exercise and nocturnal dyspnea. These symptoms had begun a few…
History of present illness A 73-year-old Caucasian man was referred to the respiratory unit complaining of worsening exertional dyspnea and productive cough, lasting for about 4 months. Following an acute…
History of present illness A 65-year-old man has been complaining of exertional dyspnea and dry cough for 2 years. During this period, he was treated with oral steroids, inhaled bronchodilators,…
