Lung nodule case vignette | |
Your patient is a 50 year old man. He is a current, lifelong smoker. He has a cough and worsening breathlessness. A CT of his chest shows a 4mm left upper lobe nodule with spiculation. There is no recommendation provided by the reporting radiologist. Does he need to be seen by a respiratory physician urgently (<2 weeks) for suspected lung cancer? | |
Haemoptysis case vignette | |
Your patient is a 60 year old man. He has never smoked. He has a small amount of haemoptysis. A CT of his chest is normal. There is no recommendation provided by the reporting radiologist. Does he need to be seen by a respiratory physician urgently (<2 weeks) for suspected lung cancer? | |
Lymphadenopathy case vignette | |
Your patient is a 70 year old woman. She quit smoking 5 years ago. She has a cough and worsening breathlessness. A CT of her chest shows enlarged subcarinal and hilar lymph nodes without a lung lesion. There is no recommendation provided by the reporting radiologist. Does she need to be seen by a respiratory physician urgently (<2 weeks) for suspected lung cancer? |