History of Present Illness A 21-year-old Caucasian woman went to the emergency room complaining of cough, with three episodes of mild hemoptysis. The previous day she had a high fever…

History of Present Illness An 80-year-old man presented to a cardiologist because he had worsening dyspnea and asthenia. Chest radiography showed right pleural effusion ( Fig. 18.1 ). The cardiologist…

History of Present Illness A 60-year-old Caucasian man was referred to our pulmonology clinic with a 1-month history of dyspnea and bilateral symmetrical arthralgias, mostly in the metacarpophalangeal joints and…

History of Present Illness A 69-year-old Caucasian man presented with concerns of breathlessness during mild efforts, such as walking on flat ground, and a cough with little sputum for several…

History of Present Illness A 47-year-old black woman presented to the emergency room with progressive increase of breathlessness, dry cough, and fever. The symptoms had worsened in the past 3…

History of Present Illness A 62-year-old Caucasian female patient presented to the emergency room with new-onset sputum production, fatigue, and fever. Chest radiography showed air–fluid level in the left thoracic…

History of Present Illness An 83-year-old man was taken to the emergency room (ER) because of fever, shortness of breath, swelling of the legs, weakness, confusion, and nausea. Past Medical…

History of Present Illness A 50-year-old Caucasian man presented to the emergency room with fever of 7 days’ duration, shortness of breath, palpitations, and occasional cough with reddish brown, blood-stained…

History of Present Illness An 81-year-old woman arrived in the emergency room (ER) because of progressive fatigue for 1 week, with worsening dyspnea and decreased urine output. Before that ER…

History of Present Illness A 58-year-old man arrived at the emergency room with high fever, dyspnea, anorexia with loss of weight, weakness, and confusion. Past Medical History The patient was…