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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. Hemoptysis may be a life-threatening condition depending on the severity of bleeding and must be treated as such irrespective of the causes. | |||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== |
Revision as of 19:32, 27 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Definition
Hemoptysis is the expectoration of blood from the respiratory system.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. Hemoptysis may be a life-threatening condition depending on the severity of bleeding and must be treated as such irrespective of the causes.
Common Causes
Management
Characterise the symptoms ❑ Coughing up blood ❑ Chest pain ❑ Tachypnea ❑ Dyspnea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Examine the patient ❑ Inspection of nasopharynx and oropharynx to exclude hemorrhagic sites from Nasopharynx or gastrointestinal track ❑ Vital signs and oxygen saturation ❑ Respiratory rate ❑ Accessory respiratory muscles use | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
❑ UGI bleed ❑ NP bleed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Order lab ❑ Complete blood count ❑ Arterial blood gas ❑ Coagulation profile ❑ Electrolites ❑ Blood typing and cross match | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stable patient | Unstable patient | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chest radiography | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mild hemoptysis | Moderate hemoptysis | Massive hemotysis ❑ Dysnea ❑ >600 cc of blood in 24 hours ❑ >150 cc of blood per hr Sings and symptoms of hypovolemia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
❑ Secure airway permeability O negative blood type transfusion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treat underlying disease | CT | Bronchoscopy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diagnose found | Diagnose not found | Location of bleeding found | Location of bleeding not found | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treat underlying disease | Bronchoscopy | Endobronchial tamponade | Arteriography | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Find location of bleeding | CT | Bronchial artery embolization | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treat the cause | Treat the cause | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||