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 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 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 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 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…
