Multidimensional Challenges in a suspicious case of Lung malignancy and patients uncertainty: What's the solution?
Disclaimer:- This is a HIPAA de-identified open-online-patient-record with initial information in patient's voice, posted here February 2017 after collecting informed patient consent (form downloadable Click Here) by BMJ Elective Student. The journey of a patient which is rais ing multidimensional issues of both diagnostic challenge, therapeutic challenge & patients uncertainty: ⇒ A 66 years-old-female presented to the emergency department with the complaints of left-sided chest pain for last 3 months which radiates to arm & shoulder and increases with cough. She also complaints of cough & pain in the abdomen & hoarseness of voice. ⇒ She was admitted in the hospital with the same complaints 6 months back. Her past medical history is significant for hypertension (diagnosed 1 & 1/2 years back), osteoporosis D6, vocal cord palsy. On examination: ⇒ On admission, patient was investigated for ...