A patient is admitted with shortness of breath and hemoptysis. A chest x-ray revealed patchy infiltrates in the left lun
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:11 pm
A patient is admitted with shortness of breath and hemoptysis. A chest x-ray revealed patchy infiltrates in the left lung and possible pneumonia. On the third day of hospitalization a bronchoscopy with biopsy was done which revealed a small cell carcinoma of the left upper lobe of the lung. A metastatic lesion in the brain was detected. The principal diagnosis is the
A. metastatic brain carcinoma.
B. small cell lung carcinoma.
C. hemoptysis.
D. pneumonia.
A. metastatic brain carcinoma.
B. small cell lung carcinoma.
C. hemoptysis.
D. pneumonia.