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,…
History of present illness A 58-year-old man presented to the outpatient clinic complaining of cough and shortness of breath during exercise. These symptoms had begun about 1 year earlier and…
Introduction Myocardial ischemia, whether in the anesthesia, prebypass, immediate post–cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) settings, or early postoperative period in the intensive care unit (ICU), is stressful for the surgeon, medical and…
