
180. The Crimson Cough - A practical approach to hemoptysis
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
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How to Diagnosis Non-Life-Threatening Hepatitis A
Perulent or blood-streaked sputum, especially if accompanied by fevers, is more suggestive of an infectious cause. It's important to identify constitutional symptoms like weight loss and smoking history when considering a malignant source for the hemoptasis. The imaging of choice to diagnose the cause will vary depending on the past medical history and current presentation of your patient.
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