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Eait vieert Format Tools Add-ons Help All changes saved in Drive 10096 . Normal text . | Arial A. Symptoms: Provide 3 symptoms (subjective characteristics) that a patient with lung cancer would tell his/her physician. Symptoms are NOT easily measured - the physician relies on the patient to honestly report how they FEEL. Symptoms include pain, fatigue, headache, dizziness, and more. B. Signs: Provide 3 signs (objective characteristics) of lung cancer that CAN BE MEASURED by medical professionals using specific tools or equipment. Signs may include "vital signs" (body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate), blood and urine tests for specific chemicals, and special respiratory system tests such as measuring lung capacity. C. Diagnostic tests: Describe 2 common medical tests performed by professionals to confirm that a patient has lung cancer. Be sure to discuss HOW the tests are performed and what kind of information the tests provide. What specific test results indicate that the patient has lung cancer?Explanation / Answer
A.
Shortness of breath. [ due to pleural effusion from exudates]
Haemoptysis [ Due to an erosion of bronchial wall exposing blood vessels ]
Cough
B.
Pleural effusion.
Smaller pupil [ due to Horner syndrome arising from Pancoast tumor]
Hypercalcemia [ due to increased bone resorption]
C.
Sputum Cytology: Sputum is collected from a patient and it is stained with appropriate stain and examined under a microscope to detect any abnormal cells( cells having abnormal pathology like an abnormal nucleus, undifferentiated cells etc).
Chest X-ray: Cathode ray is used to obtain a picture of the chest of the patient showing both lungs. Chest Xray may reveal a central or peripheral mass( in the form of opacity) in the lung tissue
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