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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough With Blood In Sputum While Having COPD

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Posted on Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Question: I have COPD coughed up mucus and appears to have blood in it.
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (8 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Do you have chest pain or fever?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
You are having hemoptysis (blood in sputum).
Since you are a diagnosed case of COPD, following are the possible causes for hemoptysis.
1. Worsening of COPD
2. Pneumonia
3. Tuberculosis
4. Lung cancer
So please let me know
1. Do you have chest pain?
2. Do you have fever?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (23 hours later)
No chest pain or fever.

quit in early 90's
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Since how many days you are having this hemoptysis?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
I can understand your concern.
Please let me know
1. Do you smoke?
2. Since how many days you are having hemoptysis?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions ,so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Brief Answer:
What about smoking?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
What about smoking?
Are you an active smoker?
Which Inhaler you are taking at present?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions ,so that I can guide you further.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)
1.5 days
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (4 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Which inhaler you are using at present?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
Which inhaler you are using at present?
Is your COPD under control?
Do you have breathlessness?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions ,so that I can guide you further.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough With Blood In Sputum While Having COPD

Brief Answer: Do you have chest pain or fever? Detailed Answer: Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. You are having hemoptysis (blood in sputum). Since you are a diagnosed case of COPD, following are the possible causes for hemoptysis. 1. Worsening of COPD 2. Pneumonia 3. Tuberculosis 4. Lung cancer So please let me know 1. Do you have chest pain? 2. Do you have fever? Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.