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Topic: Hemoptysis

	Postgraduate Medicine: Manifestations of hemoptysis
		Tuberculosis is a leading cause of hemoptysis in developing countries and should be a differential diagnostic consideration in patients who are immigrants from countries with a high prevalence of this disease.
		Massive hemoptysis in patients with lung cancer is typically caused by malignant invasion of central pulmonary vessels by large central tumors.
		Hemoptysis is a frightening symptom for patients and often is a manifestation of significant underlying disease.
	www.postgradmed.com /issues/2002/10_02/johnson.htm (2880 words)

	Hemoptysis - Causes - Pulmonology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The hemoptysis that results is usually mild to moderate and may be associated with other symptoms, including unexplained weight loss, cough, purulent sputum (thick, opaque, yellowish white discharge), and a history of mycobacterial exposure.
		The hemoptysis is usually mild and often associated with a purulent sputum (thick, opaque, yellowish-white discharge), low-grade fever and occasionally, wheezing.
		Infarction is a relatively uncommon cause of hemoptysis.
	www.pulmonologychannel.com /hemoptysis/causes.shtml (1511 words)

	THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 6, Ch. 63, Approach To The Pulmonary Patient (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Hemoptysis, particularly if it involves a large quantity of blood or is recurrent, is a frightening, potentially fatal event, requiring an immediate search for the cause and precise location of the bleeding.
		Hemoptysis must be differentiated from hematemesis and from blood dripping into the tracheobronchial passages from the nose, mouth, or nasopharynx.
		The prognosis for patients with cryptogenic hemoptysis is generally favorable, usually with resolution of bleeding within 6 mo of evaluation.
	www.merck.com /pubs/mmanual/section6/chapter63/63g.htm (1055 words)

	Hemoptysis \| Building Better Health
		Hemoptysis is the coughing up of blood or bloody sputum from the lungs or airway.
		Massive hemoptysis is defined as 200-600 mL of blood coughed up within a period of 24 hours or less.
		In spite of the number of diagnostic tests, the cause of hemoptysis cannot be determined in 20-30% of cases.
	www.buildingbetterhealth.com /topic/topic100586926 (713 words)

	Hemoptysis - coughing up blood
		Hemoptysis, the act of coughing up blood, is an important symptom since it frequently reflects serious underlying lung disease.
		A possible exception is mild hemoptysis occurring in a patient with chronic bronchitis during an acute exacerbation.
		Massive or life-threatening hemoptysis (bleeding at a rate of greater than 200 ml per day) constitutes an emergency with the major diagnostic objective being localizing the source of the bleeding so that emergent surgery to remove the bleeding site can be carried out.
	www.nlhep.org /books/pul_Pre/hemoptysis.html (2250 words)

	Hemoptysis Referral Guidelines
		Hemoptysis is the coughing of blood from the lower respiratory tract below the vocal cords.
		The many infectious causes of hemoptysis include acute bronchitis, flare-up of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, anaerobic lung abscess and cavitary lung diseases associated with necrotizing bacteria, fungi or mycobacteria.
		In most cases hemoptysis is associated with mucous secretions due to bronchitis (and a negative chest x-ray).
	www.mamc.amedd.army.mil /Referral/guidelines/pulmadult_hemoptysis.htm (390 words)

	Hemoptysis - Index - Pulmonology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Classifying hemoptysis as mild or massive (some practitioners classify it as trivial, moderate, or massive) is somewhat arbitrary, since it is difficult to accurately quantify the amount of blood that a person spits up.
		Hemoptysis is considered massive, or major, when there is so much blood that it interrupts breathing (generally more than about 200-240 mL, or about 1 cup, in 24 hours).
		Additionally, hemoptysis tends to occur intermittently and recur sporadically, and there is no way to predict if patients with mild hemoptysis are at risk for massive hemoptysis.
	www.pulmonarychannel.com /hemoptysis (539 words)

	PCCU Volume 15
		Although hemoptysis is a frequent and potentially life-threatening complication of aspergilloma, the pathogenesis of hemoptysis remains unclear.
		In addition, the hemoptysis may be the result of associated tracheitis or bronchitis and not directly related to the aspergilloma itself.
		Because life-threatening hemoptysis occurs in a minority of patients, it is inappropriate to subject all patients with aspergilloma to therapy, especially as therapy is often associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
	www.chestnet.org /education/online/pccu/vol15/lessons19_20/lesson19.php (3425 words)

	HEMOPTYSIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Hemoptysis is often a late symptom be periodic, and should not be utilized only rarely massive tends to be periodic as a diagnostic early feature.
		Hemoptysis is noted early, is the outstanding symptom, is present in the majority of cases, starts and stops abruptly, and recurs over a long period of time (?) (years).
		Hemoptysis may be a prominent symptom, and may be due to depositi on of villi and syncytial cell I masses which proliferate temporarily rather than form true metastases.
	www.jeghers.com /annts/HEMOPTYSIS.htm (10324 words)

	Hemoptysis - Diagnosis - Pulmonology
		Because bronchitis, bronchiectasis, and TB are some of the most common causes of hemoptysis, these are usually the first causes that a physician suspects and must confirm or eliminate in the diagnosis.
		Because of the seriousness of lung cancer, patients with hemoptysis should be evaluated for the likelihood of bronchogenic carcinoma.
		The technique is sometimes used to diagnose vascular causes of hemoptysis (i.e., causes related to abnormalities or blockage in the blood vessels).
	www.pulmonarychannel.com /hemoptysis/diagnosis.shtml (1809 words)

	CHEST: A Case of Endobronchial Endometriosis Treated by Subsegmentectomy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Periodic hemoptysis occurring in association with the menses (catamenial hemoptysis) is a rare condition.
		At the time of hemoptysis, there was a slight infiltration shadow in the right lower lung field on the chest radiographs, but this shadow disappeared after the menses.
		Catamenial hemoptysis is rare, with only 30 reported cases[1-26] in the English literature since Latters et al[1] first described cyclical hemoptysis associated with the menses due to pulmonary endometriosis (Table 1).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0984/is_5_115/ai_54774761 (926 words)

	Bronchial Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Hemoptysis in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis -- BRINSON et al. 157 ...
		It is rare to identify frank arterial extravasation as the definite source of the hemorrhage during angiography for hemoptysis.
		An algorithm for use in the management of patients with CF presenting with hemoptysis is outlined in Figure 4.
		Bronchial arteriography and embolotherapy for hemoptysis in patients with cystic fibrosis.
	www.ajrccm.org /cgi/content/full/157/6/1951 (5676 words)

	Cough&Hemoptysis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		She had multiple episodes of hemoptysis in the 8 hours prior to admission.
		Patient has mild hemoptysis with a focal abnormality on CXR as well as a significant risk for cancer.
		Episode of hemoptysis in 1991 was probably due to early Mitral Stenosis.
	www.lrc.usuhs.mil /cc/cough_cases.htm (1391 words)

	Hemoptysis - Treatment - Pulmonology
		Infrequent, mild hemoptysis usually does not require specific, immediate treatment, but it should always be thoroughly investigated in case the underlying disorder is life threatening.
		In massive hemoptysis, steps are usually taken to localize the source of the bleeding, control the bleeding, and assure that the patient is able to breathe.
		Surgical resection is the surgical removal of the abnormal tissue causing the hemoptysis.
	www.pulmonarychannel.com /hemoptysis/treatment.shtml (502 words)

	Hemoptysis Season -- Mapel 118 (2): 288 -- Chest
		of hemoptysis among patients with chronic lung disease and the
		Hirshberg, B, Biran, I, Glazer, M, et al (1997) Hemoptysis: etiology, evaluation, and outcome in a tertiary referral hospital.
		Dales, RE, Schweitzer, I, Toogood, JH, et al (1996) Respiratory infections and the autumn increase in asthma morbidity.
	www.chestjournal.org /cgi/content/full/118/2/288 (738 words)

	Bronchial Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Hemoptysis in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis -- BRINSON et al. 157 ...
		Bronchial Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Hemoptysis in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis -- BRINSON et al.
		Bronchial Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Hemoptysis in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
		Hemoptysis is common in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).
	ajrccm.atsjournals.org /cgi/content/abstract/157/6/1951 (497 words)

	hemoptysis § chest pain/ pressure at rest and worse on minimal exertion/?cancer
		Questions in The Respiratory Disorders Forum are being answered by doctors and health care professionals from National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, Colorado, which is consistently ranked the #1 hospital in America.
		Other then the hemoptysis i had NO other lung disease or ANY other problems.
		The genetic workup that was done showed that I have 3 CF mutations and one of them is the most common type.
	www.medhelp.org /forums/RespiratoryDisorders/messages/1030a.html (1060 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Coughing up blood
		Coughing up blood from the lungs (hemoptysis) is sometimes confused with bleeding from the mouth, throat, or gastrointestinal tract.
		Hemoptysis often looks frothy because it is mixed with air and sputum (secretions from the airway).
		Also important is whether it consists of mostly sputum with a small amount of blood, sputum and blood in nearly equal proportions, or nearly all blood.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/003073.htm (549 words)

	Seasonal Variation in Cryptogenic and Noncryptogenic Hemoptysis Hospitalizations in France -- Boulay et al. 118 (2): ...
		Hemoptysis was categorized as noncryptogenic hemoptysis on the
		Monthly percent variations in hospitalizations for cryptogenic hemoptysis and for noncryptogenic hemoptysis.
		Johnston, H, Reisz, G (1989) Changing spectrum of hemoptysis: underlying causes in 148 patients undergoing diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopy.
	www.chestjournal.org /cgi/content/full/118/2/440 (1872 words)

	Utility of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy Before Bronchial Artery Embolization for Massive Hemoptysis -- Hsiao et al. 177 (4): ...
		The underlying causes of hemoptysis in the 28 patients are shown
		in patients in whom the underlying cause of hemoptysis is not
		The role of bronchial arteriography and therapeutic embolization in hemoptysis.
	www.ajronline.org /cgi/content/full/177/4/861 (3717 words)

	Cough/Hemoptysis Quiz: Answers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Because as little as 600 ml of hemoptysis per 24 hours can produce major alteration in gas exchange, it would be unusual for a patient to display moderate blood loss anemia (which implies chronicity) on the basis of hemoptysis alone.
		Exsanguination from hemoptysis would be very rare; DIC could occur, but less commonly than critical impairment of gas exchange.
		In a smoker, the most likely cause of hemoptysis would be bronchitis, and the most worrisome would be bronchogenic carcinoma.
	www.lrc.usuhs.mil /cc/cough_an.htm (1312 words)

	Radiology In Ped Emerg Med, Vol 3, Case 7
		This is a 12 year-old female who presented to the emergency department with pallor and hemoptysis.
		He described a case of an 18 year-old male with hemoptysis and renal insufficiency after having influenza (1).
		Goopasture's syndrome is now defined as a triad of: a) pulmonary or alveolar hemorrhage (defined as hemoptysis, unexplained anemia, and diffuse alveolar infiltrates on chest x-ray) (2), b) glomerulonephritis (cresentic or rapidly progressive), and c) serum anti-basement membrane antibodies or linear immunofluorescence of IgG on basement membranes.
	www.hawaii.edu /medicine/pediatrics/pemxray/v3c07.html (1158 words)

	Hemoptysis
		Airway disease is the most common cause with the bronchitis, bronchiectasis and bronchogenic carcinoma being the top causes of hemoptysis.
		Hemoptysis related vascular lesions are problems with the circulation through the lungs.
		In extreme cases where hemoptysis does not resolve, therapeutic bronchoscopy to stop the bleeding, occlusion of the bronchus by endobronchial balloon catheters, or placing arterial coils into the artery supplying the bleeding site can be done.
	www.pcca.net /Hemoptysis.htm (455 words)

	Indexing Initiative Prototype (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		UI - 97405185 TI - Massive hemoptysis as the presenting manifestation in a child with histoplasmosis.
		AB - A previously healthy and asymptomatic 7-year-old white boy presented with a history of two episodes of hemoptysis productive of bright red blood in the 5 days preceding admission.
		After admission he developed massive hemoptysis that, on bronchoscopy, was noted to be emanating from the right lower lobe.
	ii.nlm.nih.gov /Demo/Citations/97405185.html (152 words)

	Hemoptysis: Bronchial and Nonbronchial Systemic Arteries at 16-Detector Row CT -- Yoon et al., ...
		Hemoptysis: Bronchial and Nonbronchial Systemic Arteries at 16-Detector Row CT -- Yoon et al., 10.1148/radiol.2341032079 -- Radiology
		arteries not causing hemoptysis was traceable (P =.002).
		hemoptysis, and in most patients it enables detection of the
	radiology.rsnajnls.org /cgi/content/abstract/2341032079v1 (322 words)

	Management of massive hemoptysis in a thoracic surgical unit -- Endo et al. 23 (4): 467 -- European Journal of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Management of massive hemoptysis in a thoracic surgical unit -- Endo et al.
		Management of massive hemoptysis in a thoracic surgical unit
		A rare cause of hemoptysis: benign sugar (clear) cell tumor of the lung
	ejcts.ctsnetjournals.org /cgi/content/abstract/23/4/467 (401 words)

	Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: Hemoptysis
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		"Hemoptysis." In Current Diagnosis 9, edited by Rex B. Conn, et al.
		"Pulmonary Disorders: Hemoptysis." In The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, vol.
	www.findarticles.com /cf_dls/g2601/0006/2601000651/p1/article.jhtml (703 words)

	Massive hemoptysis: what place for medical and surgical treatment -- Jougon et al. 22 (3): 345 -- European Journal of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Massive hemoptysis: what place for medical and surgical treatment -- Jougon et al.
		from tumor necrosis, hemoptysis relapsed leading to death.
		Emergency thoracotomy for massive hemoptysis is at high risk.
	ejcts.ctsnetjournals.org /cgi/content/abstract/22/3/345 (458 words)

	Arch Surg -- Abstract: Role of Bronchial Artery Embolization in the Management of Hemoptysis, August 1998, Fernando et ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Arch Surg -- Abstract: Role of Bronchial Artery Embolization in the Management of Hemoptysis, August 1998, Fernando et al.
		31 with major and 107 with minor hemoptysis.
		Lethal Hemoptysis Caused by Biopsy Injury of an Abnormal Bronchial Artery
	archsurg.ama-assn.org /cgi/content/abstract/133/8/862 (243 words)

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