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Hemoptysis, Cough, and Weight Loss

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A 71-year-old male presents to his primary care physician with an 8-week history of cough with intermittent blood-tinged sputum. He denies fevers or sick contacts. However, he notes a 20-pound weight loss in the last 3 months and feeling more fatigued. He has a 40-pack-year smoking history. He previously worked as a welder in a shipyard for 30 years before retiring 5 years ago. His past medical history only includes hypertension. Breath sounds are equal without crackles. Cardiac exam also reveals a regular rate and rhythm. His blood pressure is 120/80 mmHg, and heart rate is 88/min. An initial chest x-ray reveals a mass in the right hilar region measuring 3.1 cm × 3.5 cm.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Ryan Ou

  2. Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Peyman Benharash

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Ou, R., Benharash, P. (2020). Hemoptysis, Cough, and Weight Loss. In: de Virgilio, C., Grigorian, A. (eds) Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05387-1_10

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