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What Causes Blood In Sputum?
Question: mucous is with blood.. attack of hemostysis lasts fr 10 minutes and all is back to normal,, including breathing
Brief Answer:
Kindly provide additional information
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HCM
I have gone through your query.
Blood in the sputum can be due to variety of reasons, like respiratory tract infection, pulmonary TB etc.
producing a little blood-tinged sputum isn't uncommon and usually isn't serious.
To help you better give me following details:
1. When did you have the first episode?
2. How many times you had it?
3. Any weight loss , fever?
4. Any cough or expectoration since long?
5. Any acute sore throat or any running nose?
6. What was the color was it bright red or darker colored?
Get back to us with following details.
Take care.
Kindly provide additional information
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HCM
I have gone through your query.
Blood in the sputum can be due to variety of reasons, like respiratory tract infection, pulmonary TB etc.
producing a little blood-tinged sputum isn't uncommon and usually isn't serious.
To help you better give me following details:
1. When did you have the first episode?
2. How many times you had it?
3. Any weight loss , fever?
4. Any cough or expectoration since long?
5. Any acute sore throat or any running nose?
6. What was the color was it bright red or darker colored?
Get back to us with following details.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
first episode was a month back
till date 3 episodes strangely on fridays and lasting fr 2 days
no weight loss
no history of long cough
no running nose
mucous colour varies from clear to yellowish to dark red to brown
history of COx's in 2005
till date 3 episodes strangely on fridays and lasting fr 2 days
no weight loss
no history of long cough
no running nose
mucous colour varies from clear to yellowish to dark red to brown
history of COx's in 2005
Brief Answer:
Sputum examination for AFB and Chest X ray
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for providing the information.
As you have mentioned the past history of TB, i would have done through examination and I would have asked you for sputum examination for AFB and chest X ray to rule out recurrence of TB.
I would have waited for the report and based on that I would have decided on the treatment plan.
I would suggest you to see physician for evaluation and clinical examination.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Sputum examination for AFB and Chest X ray
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for providing the information.
As you have mentioned the past history of TB, i would have done through examination and I would have asked you for sputum examination for AFB and chest X ray to rule out recurrence of TB.
I would have waited for the report and based on that I would have decided on the treatment plan.
I would suggest you to see physician for evaluation and clinical examination.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Sonia Raina
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