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Definition
Coughing up blood is the spitting up of blood or bloody mucus from the lungs and throat (respiratory tract). Hemoptysis is the medical term for coughing up blood from the respiratory tract.
Causes
A number of conditions, diseases, and medical tests may make you cough up blood. Diseases and conditions may include:
Encyclopedia: Coughing Up Blood
Hemoptysis or haemoptysis is the expectoration of blood or of blood-stained sputum from the bronchi, larynx, trachea, or lungs . It is not the same as hematemesis, which refers to vomiting up blood. This can be due to bronchitis or pneumonia most commonly, but also to lung neoplasm , aspergilloma, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, coccidioidomycosis, pulmonary embolism, or pneumonic plague. Rarer causes include hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia , or Goodpasture's syndrome and Wegener's...
Yahoo! Answers
Why is she throwing up and coughing blood up too?
My friend is pretty sick .She is throwing up and coughing up blood .Also she...
My friend is pretty sick .She is throwing up and coughing up blood .Also she...
She needs to go to the emergency room, right now.
Asked by ~Crazy~ - 11 months ago
after running i feel like i am going to start coughing up blood.?
i run 2-3 times a week, i have asthma, and recently i have been discovering...
i run 2-3 times a week, i have asthma, and recently i have been discovering...
Go to a doctor
Asked by granny smith - 10 months ago