Chest pain, dyspnea, and hemoptysis in an older smoker

摘要

A 71-year-old African American man presented to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain, dyspnea, and hemoptysis. He had had a few ED visits for similar symptoms within the previous 4 weeks.The patient had hypertension and a 40-pack-year smoking history; he currently smoked. There was no family history of malignancy.