04-08-2012, 02:09 PM
a 65 yr 0ld man comes to the physician bcuz of one month H/O shortness of breath with exertion and ankle swelling. 5 yrs ago he underwent successful chemotherapy with anthracycline antibiotics for lymphoma. P/E-- crackles heard througout the both lungs. Liver is palpale. Pitting edema 2+ in ankle. Which of the following is most likely underlying cause of this patient's symptoms.
A. Miocardial infarction
B. Cardiotoxicity
C. Aortic sclerosis
D. Cirrhosis
E. Mediastinal obstuction
F. Pneumonitis
A. Miocardial infarction
B. Cardiotoxicity
C. Aortic sclerosis
D. Cirrhosis
E. Mediastinal obstuction
F. Pneumonitis