What is hemoptysis

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The disease of hemoptysis may be known to all. Hemoptysis refers to the human throat or the respiratory tract below the throat bleeding. Hemoptysis has brought great inconvenience to our daily life, which is unbearable to us. Now let's talk about what hemoptysis means.

What is hemoptysis

First, hemoptysis refers to the process of bleeding from the respiratory organs (i.e. trachea, bronchus or lung tissue) below the larynx and being discharged from the oral cavity by coughing. Hemoptysis can be caused not only by respiratory diseases, but also by circulatory diseases, trauma and other systemic diseases or systemic factors. It should be differentiated from oral cavity, pharynx, epistaxis and hematemesis.

Second: Hemoptysis with fever, more common in tuberculosis, pneumonia, lung abscess, pulmonary hemorrhagic leptospirosis, epidemic hemorrhagic fever, bronchial cancer. Hemoptysis with chest pain, common in lobar pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, tuberculosis, bronchial cancer, etc.

Third: Hemoptysis with cough, can be seen in bronchial cancer, mycoplasma pneumonia. Hemoptysis with skin and mucous membrane bleeding can be seen in blood diseases (such as leukemia, thrombocytopenic purpura), leptospirosis, epidemic hemorrhagic fever, etc. Hemoptysis with jaundice, more common in leptospirosis, lobar pneumonia, pulmonary infarction, etc.

matters needing attention

In conclusion, we have a better understanding of this disease. Patients with hemoptysis should pay attention to many aspects during the illness, such as: pay more attention to diet, avoid eating spicy food, avoid smoking and drinking, etc. Usually patients with the room also need to keep quiet, have sufficient sunshine and clean environment.