title: Respiratory distress, weakness, and electrolyte abnormalities.
abstract: A 56-year old man was admitted to the hospital with malaise, weakness, and fatigue. He was short of breath and had bilateral foot edema. Even though he had been very active a month earlier, he could no longer climb stairs. For the last two weeks, he had had a cough producing green sputum, a "tight feeling" in his chest, polyuria, and polydipsia. He had not had radiating chest pain, palpitations, leg pain or erythema, hemoptysis, diaphoresis, flushing, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or a loud snore.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Christopher
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gamouras
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matfin
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone