Worsening dyspnea
Kolman, K.B.; Losey, K.R.
Journal of Family Practice 67(1): 39-42
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 0094-3509 PMID: 29309474 Document Number: 695276
A 62-year-old woman presented with a 2- to 3-week history of fatigue, nonproductive cough, dyspnea on exertion, and intermittent fever/chills. Her medical history was significant for rheumatoid arthritis that had been treated with methotrexate and prednisone for the past 6 years. The patient was currently smoking half a pack a day with a 40-pack year history. The patient was a lifelong resident of Arizona and had previously worked in a stone mine. WHAT IS YOUR DIAGNOSIS? HOW WOULD YOU TREAT THIS PATIENT?