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A 78-year-old man is evaluated because of shortness of breath of acute onset. The patient reports a 13.6-kg (30-Ib) weight loss, vague upper abdominal discomfort, nausea, loss of appetite, and fatigue. He has hypertension and symptomatic atherosclerotic coronary artery disease despite optimal medical management. Even before the recent episode of dyspnea, his physical activity has been limited; he spends most of the day resting either in bed or in a chair.
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A. | Best supportive care and referral to a hospice |
B. | Diagnostic CT-guided biopsy under a heparin window” when the patients clinical status improves |
C. | Neurolytic celiac axis block |
D. | Palliative chemotherapy |
E. | Palliative radiation therapy |
Answer» A. Best supportive care and referral to a hospice |
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