Tuberculosis

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Tuberculosis Presentation A 48-year-old man who has been living in homeless shelters for the past 3 years presents to the emergency department with a 1-week history of cough and hemoptysis….

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Pneumatocele

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Pneumatocele Presentation A 14-year-old girl is admitted to the hospital with complaints of a productive cough, fever of 102.3°F, and shortness of breath. The patient has a history of multiple…

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Pleural Fibroma

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Pleural Fibroma Presentation A 78-year-old woman is referred to your office by a primary medical physician with complaints of cough and right shoulder discomfort for the past 8 weeks. Additionally,…

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Synchronous Lung Nodules

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Synchronous Lung Nodules Presentation A 65-year-old woman presents for preoperative evaluation for elective knee replacement. The patient suffers from arthritic degeneration of her right knee and is severely limited in…

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Achalasia and Esophagectomy

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Achalasia and Esophagectomy Presentation A 39-year-old Hispanic woman who immigrated to the United States 18 years ago is referred to you with increasing symptoms of dysphagia, which started with solids…

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Hamartoma

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Hamartoma Presentation A 32-year-old woman who recently immigrated to the United States from Europe received a chest x-ray for the immigration process. She is a nonsmoker and worked as a…

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Bullous Disease

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Bullous Disease Presentation A 49-year-old man presents to the emergency department with complaints of shortness of breath. He describes persistent and worsening symptoms of shortness of breath and wheezing over…

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Intralobar Sequestration

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Intralobar Sequestration Presentation You are consulted to evaluate a patient who presents to the oncology service. The patient is a 37-year-old woman with a history of leukemia. She completed her…

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus Presentation A 63-year-old woman presents to your office with a 3-month history of dysphagia and a 25-pound weight loss. She has an extensive history…

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