HEMOPTYSIS
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Hemoptysis is the coughing up of blood
or bloody sputum from the lungs or airway. It may be either self-limiting
or recurrent. Massive hemoptysis is defined as 200–600 mL of blood
coughed up within a period of 24 hours or less. |
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