A Rapid Change in Pressure

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 382; no. 6; pp. 563 - 570
• Main Authors: D’Silva, Kristin, Cockrill, Barbara, Anderson, William J, Miller, Amy L, Loscalzo, Joseph
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 06-02-2020
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - complications; Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis; Adenocarcinoma - secondary; Age; Aged; Anemia; Appetite loss; Asthma; Carbon monoxide; Cardiac arrhythmia; Case reports; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Colorectal cancer; Computed Tomography Angiography; Cough; Diagnosis, Differential; Dyspnea; Dyspnea - etiology; Echocardiography; Edema; Embolisms; Family medical history; Fatal Outcome; Female; Health risk assessment; Heart failure; Heart Failure - diagnostic imaging; Heart Failure - etiology; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnosis; Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology; Inhalers; Ischemia; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung - pathology; Lung diseases; Lung Neoplasms - complications; Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis; Lungs; Medical imaging; Medical screening; Metabolism; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; Pulmonary hypertension; Respiration; Thromboembolism; Thrombotic Microangiopathies; Ultrasonic imaging
• ISSN: 0028-4793; 1533-4406
• DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcps1814993

A 74-year-old woman presented with a 6-week history of progressive dyspnea on exertion. She also noted a nonproductive cough, fatigue, loss of appetite, and an unintentional weight loss of 9 kg over the previous 6 months.