title: Hemoptysis: emergency assessment and management.
abstract: The emergency management of hemoptysis requires an organized approach, integrating clinical and radiologic information, to make an accurate diagnosis and to provide the appropriate immediate and followup care. An outline of this approach is diagrammed in the algorithm.
authors.affiliation: PENNSTAR Flight Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans