Mayo Clinic Case Review for Pulmonary and Critical Care Boards

Section I Obstructive Lung Disease Case 1 A 45-Year-Old Man with Chronic Cough and Dyspnea on Exertion Case 2 A 59-Year-Old Woman with Episodic Dyspnea Case 3 A 77-Year-Old Man with Chronic Cough and Recurrent Pneumonia Case 4 A 63-Year-Old Woman with Recurrent Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Case 5 A 28-Year-Old Woman with Worsening Cough and Hemoptysis Case 6 An 84-Year-Old Man with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cirrhosis Section II Critical Care Medicine Case 7 A 67-Year-Old Woman with Hyperglycemia Case 8 A 52-Year-Old Man with Suicidal Ideation and Bipolar Disorder Case 9 A 66-Year-Old Man with Fatigue, Dyspnea, and Hypoxemia Case 10 A 51-Year-Old Man with Fever, Dyspnea, and Productive Cough Case 11 A 49-Year-Old Man with Massive Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding Case 12 A 74-Year-Old Man with Shortness of Breath, Cough, Rigors, and Malaise Case 13 A 63-Year-Old Woman with Back Pain, Weakness, Tachycardia, and Hypertension Section III Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease Case 14 A 45-Year-Old Man with Worsening Dyspnea and Hypoxemia Case 15 A 55-Year-Old Woman with Dyspnea, Cough, and Acute Kidney Failure Case 16 A 51-Year-Old Man with Fatigue, Dyspnea, and Lung Nodules Case 17 A 48-Year-Old Woman with Shortness of Breath and Cough Case 18 A 59-Year-Old Woman with Progressive Dyspnea Undergoing Evaluation for Lung Transplant Case 19 A 52-Year-Old Woman with Arthralgias, Hair Loss, and Skin Ulcers Case 20 A 61-Year-Old Man with Dyspnea on Minimal Exertion Case 21 A 67-Year-Old Woman with Progressive Dyspnea and Atypical Infiltrates Section IV Sleep Medicine, Neuromuscular and Skeletal Case 22 A 60-Year-Old Man with Persistent Coma Case 23 An 83-Year-Old Woman with Obstructive Sleep Apnea at High Altitude Case 24 An 82-Year-Old Woman with Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure Section V Infections Case 25 A 48-Year-Old Man with Recurrent Pneumonia Case 26 A 36-Year-Old Man with Recurrent Fevers, Dry Cough, and Weight Loss Case 27 A 37-Year-Old Man with Sudden Loss of Vision Case 28 A 71-Year-Old Woman with Diarrhea and Recurrent Fever Case 29 A 51-Year-Old Woman with Fever and Cough Section VI Neoplasia Case 30 A 54-Year-Old Woman with Chronic Hoarseness and Cough Case 31 A 56-Year-Old Man with Persistent Pneumonia Case 32 A 74-Year-Old Man with a Pulmonary Nodule and Neck Pain Case 33 A 68-Year-Old Man with Dyspnea and Multiple Pulmonary Nodules Case 34 A 49-Year-Old Man with Dizziness, Fatigue, Muscle Weakness, and Shortness of Breath Case 35 A 71-Year-Old Woman with a Nodule in the Right Lung Case 36 A 65-Year-Old Man with Shoulder Pain, Cough, and Dyspnea Section VII Pleural Diseases Case 37 A 49-Year-Old Man with Cough, Dyspnea, and Right-Sided Chest Pain Case 38 A 45-Year-Old Woman with Respiratory Failure and Septic Shock Case 39 An 81-Year-Old Man with Chronic Dyspnea and Recurrent Pleural Effusion Case 40 A 46-Year-Old Woman with Progressive Shortness of Breath Case 41 A 25-Year-Old Man with Sudden Onset of Severe Dyspnea Case 42 A 71-Year-Old Woman with Cough, Night Sweats, and Fevers Case 43 A 57-Year-Old Woman with Progressively Decreasing Oxygen Saturation After Liver Transplant Section VIII Interventional Pulmonology Case 44 A 79-Year-Old Woman with Shortness of Breath, Fatigue, Near Syncope, and Chest Tightness Case 45 A 49-Year-Old Woman with Coital Hemoptysis Section IX Transplantation Case 46 A 60-Year-Old Man with Fever, Cough, and Fatigue 2 Months After Bilateral Lung Transplant Case 47 A 59-Year-Old Man with Progressive Shortness of Breath and Fatigue 18 Months After Bilateral Lung Transplant Case 48 A 64-Year-Old Man with Back Spasms and Dyspnea 3 Weeks After Lung Transplant Section X Vascular Diseases Case 49 A 57-Year-Old Man with a History of Recurrent Epistaxis and Arteriovenous Malformations Case 50 A 68-Year-Old Woman with Dyspnea and Pleuritic Chest Pain Case 51 A 71-Year-Old Man with Dyspnea and Hypoxemia Section XI Occupational and Environmental Diseases Case 52 A 91-Year-Old Man with a Pulmonary Nodule, Abdominal Pain, and Anorexia Case 53 A 23-Year-Old Man with Dyspnea and Pleural Effusions Case 54 A 68-Year-Old Man with Chronic Cough