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What Causes Blood Vomiting In An Elderly Person?
to day my grand mother in law vomit blood in her cough after that she again vomit only blood about 2 cups ..we go to the hospital they check and test and said may be she had TB ....test report will be given tomorrow whats ur opinion is she have Severe Tb disease??
Mon, 31 Aug 2015
hi.
is her vomitus bright or dark red? it is best if chest x-ray and sputum examination be done to find out if it is tuberculosis or not. if it is indeed TB, medical treatment will be directed accordingly.
hope this helps.
good day!!
~dr.kaye
is her vomitus bright or dark red? it is best if chest x-ray and sputum examination be done to find out if it is tuberculosis or not. if it is indeed TB, medical treatment will be directed accordingly.
hope this helps.
good day!!
~dr.kaye
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