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Read This Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record (Below): Reason

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Read this excerpt from a patient's health record (below) : Reason for Consult: Cough and dyspnea.
The patient is a 64-year-old male who has had a cough for 2 months. His cough has had a lot of sputum in it. Now he also has dyspnea. He has been sweating at night and has lost 5 pounds in the past 2 months. He does not have any hemoptysis, dysphonia, or fever. He is a 2-pack-per-day smoker.
According to this information, which of the following statements is NOT true?


A) The patient's chief complaint is coughing and dyspnea.
B) The patient has been coughing mucus discharged from the lungs.
C) The patient has difficulty breathing.
D) The patient is afebrile.
E) The patient is coughing up blood.

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