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The pulmonary physician in critical care • Illustrative case 7: Assessment and management of massive haemoptysis
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- Published on: 30 September 2003
- Published on: 30 September 2003Sputum examination in massive hemoptysisShow More
Dear Editor
I must congratulate the authors for such lucid presentation of a difficult clinical entity which we all face in day to day practice. I wish to submit one comment regarding sputum examination in such cases; patients should not be asked to cough and expectorate until their acute bleeding stops. You should wait a day or two, otherwise they may dislodge the formed clot and bleeding will continue.
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