See Also: Bloody sputum(health)
Sputum(medicine)
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sputum(dictionary)
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sputum aerogenosum(medicine)
sputum smear(medicine)
rusty sputum(medicine)
nummular sputum(medicine)

Bloody sputum (health)


Spitting up blood or bloody mucus. Bloody sputum can come from common forms of infection in the lungs and airways, such as acute bronchitis or pneumonia. Whenever bloody sputum is present and cannot be attributed to one of these curable conditions, a complete lung evaluation is warranted, including bronchoscopy. Bloody sputum is also referred to as hemoptysis.