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What Causes Chest Pain,cough And Blood In Sputum?
My mom coughed out blood yesterday and she felt so pressured and tense that time and her chest started to have pain because my dad and mom were fighting yesterday and my mom was just so quite but she cannot take the pressure and then suddenly she coughs continually and she saw blood on the trash can. But it happened only once, she just have chest pain today. She coughed once but not violently its like normal cough only.
Fri, 13 Jan 2017
Hi,
Your mother having blood in sputum that is called hemoptysis. The following causes has to be ruled out like:
- tuberculosis
- pneumonic consolidation
- bronchitis
- tumour
- mitral stenosis
Work up done as follow:
- Auscultation
- CBC
- Chest x ray digital
- EKG
According to cause specific treatment given If x ray shows consolidation means opacity foci because of pus collection than only sputum examination like further work up planned. Consult physician or pulmonologoist for examination and further work up accordingly.
Hope your concern is solved. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Parth Goswami
Your mother having blood in sputum that is called hemoptysis. The following causes has to be ruled out like:
- tuberculosis
- pneumonic consolidation
- bronchitis
- tumour
- mitral stenosis
Work up done as follow:
- Auscultation
- CBC
- Chest x ray digital
- EKG
According to cause specific treatment given If x ray shows consolidation means opacity foci because of pus collection than only sputum examination like further work up planned. Consult physician or pulmonologoist for examination and further work up accordingly.
Hope your concern is solved. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Parth Goswami
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