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Exercise 4
Recently a male patient began to spit up blood. Also, he has experienced shortness of breath and, in general, has been having difficulty breathing. A physical examination of the lungs revealed obstruction in the passage of air. The patient's breath was fetid (bad smelling, stinking), and he admitted to severe coughing spells in recent days.
Select, from the following list, what the paragraph describes.



