What to do if a cough started with blood
What to do if a cough started with blood
In the world there are many differentDiseases that have peculiar symptoms. For example, a person may have a cough with blood, which should be a signal for an urgent medical examination.
Cough plays an important role in organ cleansingBreathing. When airborne pathogens, bacteria or allergens get into the respiratory tract, it clears the throat, bronchi and lungs from them. It also promotes the removal of foreign bodies trapped in the upper respiratory tract. Cough accompanied by blood can indicate various pathogens occurring in your body.
Possible causes of blood cough
The causes of such a cough can beabsolutely different in nature. For example, the appearance of blood in the sputum indicates that a blood vessel could burst in the lung. It's not scary and will not do you any harm. However, in addition to this, a cough with bloody veins can indicate cancer, emphysema, lung tumor, tuberculosis, pneumonia, bronchitis, pathology after surgery, stagnation of blood in the lungs, cardiac disorders, trauma of the sternum, toxic lungs, complications from long-term smoking and many others. Also, the presence of certain diseases can be determined by the type of bloody discharge during coughing. Separation of sputum with blood and pus speaks of pneumonia and tuberculosis, rusty sputum with bloody splotches - about bronchial disease, blood veins - about cancer or abscess of the lungs.Actions when a cough comes with blood
With the first spotting in the coughImmediately visit a doctor - a local therapist, pulmonologist, phthisiatrist, oncologist. Tell about all the diseases, medical interventions, as well as about the drugs used in the past or in the present. For the accurate diagnosis, the following body examinations can be assigned: blood tests, sputum, sweat, chest x-ray, bronchoscopic procedure, computed tomography, coagulogram (assesses blood clotting), electrocardiogram and even fibroesophagogastroduodenoscopy of the gastrointestinal tract with endoscopy. After the diagnosis is made, the doctor will prescribe medication depending on the disease you have - antibiotics, immunomodulators, antituberculosis drugs, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, and often do not do without surgical operations.
