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#1 Weight loss, chest pain, shortness of breath
#2 Could be tumor compression of cervical sympathetic nerve plexus.
#3 Infiltrates in bases and tumor in lower airway
#4 Start oxygen and bronchodilator, biopsy of tumor

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Answers to questions for group 5
1. What symptoms in the history suggest possible Lung Cancer?
The presence of blood in the sputum

2. What is the importance of the ptosis? (drooping eye lid)
A drooping eyelid can signify the tumor is pressing against the cervical nerves.

3 What is a possible cause of the patients hypoxemia?
The xray stated infiltrates in the bases along with a mass in the RML

4 What would be the first thing you would do for this patient?
Put patient on oxygen and bronchodilator then have additional testing done to verify if the mass is malignant or benign.

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1.bloody sputum,hard to swallow, SOB weight loss
2.perssing against the cervical nerves
3.infiltrates in bases
4. bronchoscopy for sample

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1. productive cough, weight loss, dysnea, diffinculty swallowing, drooping eye lip
2. tumor blocking cervical sympathetic nerve plexus.
3. infiltrates in bases with mass in airway.
4. Put patient on O2 to help with o2 saturation problems, and perform a bronchoscopy to get a biopsy of tumor shown in xray

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1)Plasmapheresis, mechanical ventilation, bronchial hygiene
2)Myelin sheath destruction, lower extremity weakness, numbness or tingling in toes and hands, difficulty swallowing, and poor gag reflex
3)Sometimes it causes cardiac dysrhythmias and some serious enough to cause death
4) It can happen at any age and is preceded by a viral infection

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1)Blood in sputum, weight loss, clubbing of nailbeds, dull percussion over RML
2)It is a clinical sign that the tumor is compressing the cervical nerves
3)Lung infiltrates in the bases with a mass in lower tracheobronchial AW
4)Do a sputum culture and MRI to role out or verify lung Ca, also put pt on oxygen and a breathing treatment to open up his AW

Final Posting
Great job! I like the way you listed your "assessment". The only suggestion I would have would be to check for tracheal deviation and list that in your "observation" since patient is having difficulty swallowing.