Lung carcinoid tumors: when to get help

1. 1

   Is any of this happening now?

   Call 911

   Call emergency services for:

   • Severe or sudden difficulty breathing
   • Heavy or continuing coughing of blood
   • Fainting, confusion, or blue or grey lips
   • Severe chest pain, especially with breathlessness or sweating

   And for anyone, someone who:

   • is struggling to breathe, gasping, choking, or cannot get words out
   Other emergency signs, for anyone

   • Someone who has chest pain, tightness or pressure lasting more than a few minutes
   • Someone who has sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the face or body, slurred speech, or sudden confusion
   • Someone who is unconscious, or cannot be woken
   • Someone who is bleeding heavily and it will not stop with firm pressure
   • Someone who has had a seizure that will not stop, or does not wake up afterwards
   • Someone who has lips or skin that look pale, blue, grey or blotchy
   • Someone who you believe has taken an overdose or swallowed something poisonous
   Yes, one of theseNo, none of these
2. 2

   Is any of this happening?

   Be seen today

   Seek urgent medical assessment if you cough up more than a few streaks of blood, have increasing shortness of breath, or develop fever and worsening breathing during a chest infection.

   These signs can have causes other than a carcinoid tumor, but they need prompt assessment.

   Yes, one of theseNo, none of these
3. 3

   Does any of this apply?

   Book an appointment

   Arrange a routine medical appointment if you develop a cough or wheeze that persists, repeated infections in the same area of the lung, unexplained flushing or diarrhea, or occasional blood-streaked mucus.

   If you have already been treated, report new symptoms and attend planned scans even when you feel well.

   Yes, one of theseNo, none of these

Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Lung carcinoid tumors. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.