human
He definitely needs to be checked out sooner rather than later, so if the oncologists cant see him urgently then he should still see primary care, or failing that, go to ED where they can check him over and perhaps even do a CT to establish whats going on with his nodes / progression.
gpt
Yea an ER doc can check to make Sure he hasnt developed a PE (blood clot in the lungs) which is common and cancer and causes shortness of breath. The CT will also see if the cancer is bigger. Just be sure to go to an ED thats affiliated with his oncologist so they can see the images
What would cause someone to spiral into acsites when they have not touched alcohol in 37 years? He quit drinking when he was only 33 years old and hasn't had a drop since. He has never had any issues with his liver before.I will put his CT impressions, but I don't recall seeing anything about hydronephrosis.
low albumin levels coupled with changes in portal pressure can cause this too, as can increased salt in diet or from IV fluids he had received during surgery. You mentioned the CT had findings of cirrhosis. Cirrhosis physiology is complex and would need complete liver function panel, INR, Tbili, serum albumin, Na levels to fully evaluate severity