A case of severe, unexplained breathlessness
| Autor: | J E Head, Md. Sazzad Hossien Chowdhury, M Clee, D J Werring |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Brachial Plexus Neuritis
Male Weakness medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Self Assessment Question Posture General Medicine Walking Middle Aged medicine.disease_cause Sitting Respiratory paralysis Respiratory Paralysis Asbestos Dyspnea medicine Physical therapy Humans Medical history medicine.symptom business |
| Popis: | Answers on 665. A 58 year old man presented with progressive dyspnoea on walking over several weeks. On lying down, he became more dyspnoeic; sitting up brought immediate relief. A few days later he noted severe discomfort over the lateral aspect of his right arm and shoulder associated with numbness, followed by weakness when attempting to raise the arm. He was a builder, and had previously been exposed to asbestos, but was a non-smoker. There was no previous medical history of note. On … |
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