Case Study Below is a case study presentation of a patient with a condition covered by this chapter. Read the case study

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Case Study
Below is a case study presentation of a patient with a condition
covered by this chapter. Read the case study
and answer the questions below. Some questions will ask for
information not included within this chapter. Use
your text, a medical dictionary, or any other reference material
you choose to answer these questions.
Patient is a 72-year-old female complaining of increasing dyspnea
with activity during
the past six months. She now has a frequent harsh cough producing
thick sputum
and occasional hemoptysis. Patient is thin and short of stature.
She is not SOB sitting
in examination room. CT scan of the bronchial tree confirmed the
presence of a mass
in the right lung. Sputum was collected for sputum culture and
sensitivity and spu-
tum cytology. Sputum specimen was negative for the presence of
bacteria. Sputum
cytology revealed bronchogenic carcinoma. Patient will be referred
to thoracic sur-
geon for consultation regarding lobectomy. Following recovery from
this surgery she
is to return to oncology clinic for chemotherapy and to determine
if the tumor has
metastasized.
1) What pathological condition does the internist think the
patient might have (full name)?
2) How would you categorize this condition?
3) What diagnostic tests are ordered in medical terminology and
in your own words?