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hemoptysis [hē′mäp·tə·səs] (medicine) Discharge of blood from the larynx, trachea, bronchi, or lungs. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| fever, headache, muscle pain, meningism, conjunctival suffusion, and jaundice), together with hemoptysis, hepatomegaly, diarrhea, hypotension, and reduced urine output. Adults with CF face an increased likelihood of producing excess sputum, and they are more likely to develop hemoptysis (coughing up blood), pneumothorax (collapsed lung), and infections requiring intravenous antibiotic treatment (Orenstein, 1997). Because of the highly toxic nature of mercury, workers exposed to the compound exhibited chest pain, dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, and evidence of interstitial pneumonitis. |
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