Read This Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: "Reason for Consult

Multiple Choice

Read this excerpt from a patient's health record: "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 denies hemoptysis or fever. He is a 2-pack-per-day smoker." According to this information, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT

A) The patient's chief complaint is cough and difficulty breathing.
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.