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What Causes Coughing Up Of Blood?
My husband was sick with a head cold for a little over two weeks. Near the end, last week, he coughed up blood, a lot, twice. He blew blood out of his nose, once and it was also a lot. He says he feels fine and won't make a doctor appt. What do you think?
Thu, 2 Mar 2017
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1. coughing up of blood 'hemoptysis' can be a sign of serious medical condition [lung cancer,lung infection,bronchitis,pneumonia,bronchiectasis] and generally requires medical evaluation [chest-X ray, Bronchoscopy,CBC, CT Scan] to determine the site of the bleeding
2. treatment will depend upon the underlying cause, and initially use of Antibiotics and steroids are sufficient but if blood in mucus last longer than week associated with chest pain,weight loss,shortness of breath call your doctor to exclude sign of any serious medical condition
Thanks for contacting HCM with your health concern
1. coughing up of blood 'hemoptysis' can be a sign of serious medical condition [lung cancer,lung infection,bronchitis,pneumonia,bronchiectasis] and generally requires medical evaluation [chest-X ray, Bronchoscopy,CBC, CT Scan] to determine the site of the bleeding
2. treatment will depend upon the underlying cause, and initially use of Antibiotics and steroids are sufficient but if blood in mucus last longer than week associated with chest pain,weight loss,shortness of breath call your doctor to exclude sign of any serious medical condition
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