title: Haemoptysis: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Haemoptysis is a common symptom in clinical practice, which requires further investigation. Fortunately, massive haemoptysis only accounts for a small proportion of these episodes. It is a medical emergency that carries a high mortality rate. There are no agreed management guidelines. This review discusses proposed methods of resuscitation as well as outlining a diagnostic algorithm and discusses treatments including bronchial artery embolization, endobronchial therapy, surgery and medical therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cystic Fibrosis, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London. k.hurt@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hurt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bilton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome