Lung nodule case vignette | |
āYour patient is a 50āyear old man. He is a current, lifelong smoker. | |
āHe has a cough and worsening breathlessness. | |
āA CT of his chest shows a 4āmm left upper lobe nodule with spiculation. | |
āThere is no recommendation provided by the reporting radiologist. | |
āDoes he need to be seen by a respiratory physician urgently (<ā2āweeks) for suspected lung cancer? | |
Haemoptysis case vignette | |
āYour patient is a 60āyear old man. He has never smoked. | |
āHe has a small amount of haemoptysis. | |
āA CT of his chest is normal. | |
āThere is no recommendation provided by the reporting radiologist. | |
āDoes he need to be seen by a respiratory physician urgently (<ā2āweeks) for suspected lung cancer? | |
Lymphadenopathy case vignette | |
āYour patient is a 70āyear old woman. She quit smoking 5āyears ago. | |
āShe has a cough and worsening breathlessness. | |
āA CT of her chest shows enlarged subcarinal and hilar lymph nodes without a lung lesion. | |
āThere is no recommendation provided by the reporting radiologist. | |
āDoes she need to be seen by a respiratory physician urgently (<ā2āweeks) for suspected lung cancer? |