Aerospace Medicine Residents' Teaching File: Solitary Pulmonary Module. (Reannouncement with New Availability Information).

摘要

Case from the aerospace medicine resident's teaching file 34: An aviator with a solitary pulmonary nodule. The clinical presentation, evaluation, and management of an aviator presenting with a asymptomatic solitary pulmonary are discussed. The patient's physical examination is unremarkable. Specifically, the chest expands symmetrically, percussion is normal, and the lungs are clear to auscultation. The heart has a regular rhythm, S1 and S2 are normal, and no murmurs, clicks, or extra sounds are heard. Laboratory studies reveal a hemoglobin level of 16.4 gm%, hematocrit of 45%, normal red cell indices, white blood cell count, and a normal differential count.