Elderly man with lung cancer has severe abdominal pain, Waterloo IA


An elderly man with small cell lung cancer and ongoing chemotherapy treatment reported worsening abdominal pain for two weeks with a sharp increase in pain today. He also experienced dizziness and right arm burning discomfort. Vital signs showed mild changes and he was at a cancer treatment center during this episode.
Audio|Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety
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Down 334. Crenner added to a consciousness 116666-year-old male patient calls to the Cancer Treatment Center today for abdominal pain. A patient said he's an abdominal pain for approximately two weeks, but when we woke up this morning,
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it was a lot worse than a half a minute, raised pain 9 out of 10.
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Something was seen at your facility on the 6th due to elevated liver enzymes.
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He was at the treatment center today to do his normal chemo treatment.
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He has small cell lung cancer has been treated for approximately a year-a-half.
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City has a little bit of dizziness today up walking.
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Blood pressure is pretty soft when we got to the cancer treatment center.
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Got on the monitor right now,
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showing sinus rate of 95 beats.
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Blood pressure 104 over 70, 104 over 70.
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It's breathing about 20, 20, 4 times a minute right now, non-labored,
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95% of room air.
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Blood sugar 136, and I do have not be established.
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Thank you. That pain is located on that right upper quadrant.
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City is feeling some discomfort in his right arm as well.
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It's kind of just a burning feeling.
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Oh, I've been seeing about three minutes.
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Pressing further.
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Location mentioned:
C St, Waterloo, IA 50703
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