Aspergilloma
Aspergilloma Presentation You are called by the emergency department to evaluate a 45-year-old Vietnamese man with hemoptysis. He reports having streaks of blood in his sputum for the past few…
Barrett’s Esophagus
Barrett’s Esophagus Presentation A 55-year-old white man presents to your office having been referred by a gastroenterologist. The patient has a long-standing history of acid reflux symptoms. He was diagnosed…
Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Lobectomy
Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Lobectomy Presentation A 50-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with fever and a head ache. The patient has a medical history of human immunodeficiency virus…
Parathyroid Adenoma
Parathyroid Adenoma Presentation A 31-year-old man with a history of renal failure, joint pain, weakness, and persistently elevated serum calcium recently underwent a 3.5-gland parathyroidectomy followed by a neck reexploration…
Broncholithiasis
Broncholithiasis Presentation A 52-year-old man is admitted to the pulmonary service with complaints of recurrent hemoptysis of mild to moderate severity, ongoing for the past 6 to 8 months, with…
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Presentation A 62-year-old woman presented to her primary care doctor because of a persistent cough for the past 4 weeks. The primary care physician noted some wheezing…
Osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma Presentation A 46-year-old woman is referred to you by an oncologist with complaints of leftsided back pain for the past several weeks. She has been followed by her oncologist…
Achalasia and Esophageal Myotomy
Achalasia and Esophageal Myotomy Presentation A 48-year-old male presents with a 6-month history of progressive dysphagia. He first noted difficulty swallowing solids and liquids on occasion but now has difficulty…
Lung Transplant and Tracheal Stent
Lung Transplant and Tracheal Stent Presentation A 56-year-old truck driver has been incapacitated for several years because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The patient reports having shortness of breath…
Zenker’s Diverticulum and Diverticulopexy
Zenker’s Diverticulum and Diverticulopexy Presentation A 65-year-old man with no significant past medical history presents to your office with symptoms of dysphagia and regurgitation. He reports difficulty initiating swallowing both…
