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Question: Coughing up blood

Answers

Option - Value - Grade - LOINC"; 01
yes - 1 - F - 10
no - 0 - P -

Background/Purpose

Hemoptysis refers to coughing up blood from some part of the lungs (respiratory tract). Blood coming from elsewhere, such as your stomach, can appear to be from the lungs. It's important for your doctor to determine the site of the bleeding, and then determine why you're coughing up blood.

The major cause of coughing up blood is chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis. Other possible causes of coughing up blood include:

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) exacerbation — worsening of symptoms
Cystic fibrosis
Drug use, such as crack cocaine
Foreign body
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis)
Lung abscess
Lung cancer
Mitral valve stenosis
Parasitic infection
Pneumonia
Pulmonary embolism (blood clot in an artery in the lung)
Trauma to the chest
Tuberculosis

Description

Coughing up blood/Hemoptysis
Performed: Axially

LOINC Code

0

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