History of present illness A 30-year-old never-smoker man was evaluated at the emergency department due to new onset of intermittent hemoptysis within a period of 4 weeks. Episodes increased in…
History of present illness A never-smoker, 57-year-old woman complained of increasing shortness of breath and a persistent cough, producing only sporadically white-gray sputum, without hemoptysis and without a specific circadian…
History of present illness A 47-year-old Philippine woman was referred to the pulmonology clinic due to progressively worsening exertional dyspnea. She also complained of a 6-month dry cough with occasional…
History of present illness A 47-year-old woman complained of dry cough and dyspnea on exertion for > 10 years. Due to these symptoms, the general practitioner sent her to a…
History of present illness A 40-year-old woman presented to the outpatient interstitial lung disease (ILD) clinic for a second opinion due to progressive dyspnea and cough for the past year….
History of present illness A 61-year-old Caucasian man presented to the outpatient pulmonology clinic due to dyspnea that had progressively worsened over the past 2 years. He previously consulted his…
History of present illness A 78-year-old Caucasian man underwent a visit at the outpatient pulmonology clinic complaining of persistent dry cough and dyspnea during moderate exertion in the last year….
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…
