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Which condition is characterized by patients coughing up 'currant jelly' sputum?
Which condition is characterized by patients coughing up 'currant jelly' sputum?
What is the most common symptom of aspergillomas?
What is the most common symptom of aspergillomas?
Which condition is more likely to affect a patient with prior cavitary disease from TB or bronchiectasis?
Which condition is more likely to affect a patient with prior cavitary disease from TB or bronchiectasis?
What is a common symptom of pulmonary infarction secondary to embolization?
What is a common symptom of pulmonary infarction secondary to embolization?
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What is the common symptom of pulmonary contusion resulting from blunt chest trauma?
What is the common symptom of pulmonary contusion resulting from blunt chest trauma?
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What percentage of patients with hemoptysis and normal chest radiographic findings were eventually diagnosed with lung cancer?
What percentage of patients with hemoptysis and normal chest radiographic findings were eventually diagnosed with lung cancer?
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Where do most cancers that cause hemoptysis originate?
Where do most cancers that cause hemoptysis originate?
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What percentage of cancers causing hemoptysis are parenchymal?
What percentage of cancers causing hemoptysis are parenchymal?
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What should the history and physical examination focus on first to avoid unnecessary workup for a pulmonary cause of blood-tinged sputum?
What should the history and physical examination focus on first to avoid unnecessary workup for a pulmonary cause of blood-tinged sputum?
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In the study, how many patients with hemoptysis had abnormal chest x-rays at presentation?
In the study, how many patients with hemoptysis had abnormal chest x-rays at presentation?
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What is the most common cause of blood-tinged sputum in the primary care setting during the winter?
What is the most common cause of blood-tinged sputum in the primary care setting during the winter?
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What percentage of cancers causing hemoptysis are endobronchial?
What percentage of cancers causing hemoptysis are endobronchial?
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Which part of the pulmonary system is least likely to be the origin of cancers causing hemoptysis?
Which part of the pulmonary system is least likely to be the origin of cancers causing hemoptysis?
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What is the most common indication for fiberoptic bronchoscopy?
What is the most common indication for fiberoptic bronchoscopy?
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Why should fiberoptic bronchoscopy not be considered a routine test for hemoptysis?
Why should fiberoptic bronchoscopy not be considered a routine test for hemoptysis?
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Who are appropriate candidates for bronchoscopy based on the text?
Who are appropriate candidates for bronchoscopy based on the text?
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What was reported as a rare but serious complication of fiberoptic bronchoscopy?
What was reported as a rare but serious complication of fiberoptic bronchoscopy?
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When is bronchoscopy mandatory in patients with massive hemoptysis?
When is bronchoscopy mandatory in patients with massive hemoptysis?
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What kind of complications are rare but do occur during fiberoptic bronchoscopy?
What kind of complications are rare but do occur during fiberoptic bronchoscopy?
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Why is subjecting low-risk patients to bronchoscopic examination considered wasteful according to the text?
Why is subjecting low-risk patients to bronchoscopic examination considered wasteful according to the text?
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Who is most at risk of experiencing hypoxia following bronchoscopy?
Who is most at risk of experiencing hypoxia following bronchoscopy?
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What condition is characterized by hemoptysis, diffuse interstitial infiltrates, anemia, and may be accompanied by idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis?
What condition is characterized by hemoptysis, diffuse interstitial infiltrates, anemia, and may be accompanied by idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis?
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Which condition may manifest with a family history of bleeding problems, visible telangiectasia in the buccal cavity and on the skin, and prior episodes of bleeding from multiple sites?
Which condition may manifest with a family history of bleeding problems, visible telangiectasia in the buccal cavity and on the skin, and prior episodes of bleeding from multiple sites?
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What underlying feature is usually present along with hemoptysis being the first sign of a bleeding disorder or excessive anticoagulant therapy?
What underlying feature is usually present along with hemoptysis being the first sign of a bleeding disorder or excessive anticoagulant therapy?
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Which condition may be responsible for hemoptysis found in cases where there is a dilated pulmonary–bronchial venous connection rupture due to severe mitral stenosis?
Which condition may be responsible for hemoptysis found in cases where there is a dilated pulmonary–bronchial venous connection rupture due to severe mitral stenosis?
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What condition is characterized by vasculitic injury and hematuria accompanying the symptoms?
What condition is characterized by vasculitic injury and hematuria accompanying the symptoms?
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Which condition may present with an audible bruit on auscultation of the lung when arteriovenous malformations are present?
Which condition may present with an audible bruit on auscultation of the lung when arteriovenous malformations are present?
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What diagnostic strategy is concluded to be the most efficient in detecting lung cancers as a cause of hemoptysis?
What diagnostic strategy is concluded to be the most efficient in detecting lung cancers as a cause of hemoptysis?
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Which imaging technique had a sensitivity of 84% and a specificity of 68% in correlating with bronchoscopy for patients with hemoptysis?
Which imaging technique had a sensitivity of 84% and a specificity of 68% in correlating with bronchoscopy for patients with hemoptysis?
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What is the leading cause of hemoptysis according to Weber F's study in 2001?
What is the leading cause of hemoptysis according to Weber F's study in 2001?
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In Garvey CJ and Hanlon R's study, what imaging technique is described as having advantages and disadvantages compared to magnetic resonance imaging?
In Garvey CJ and Hanlon R's study, what imaging technique is described as having advantages and disadvantages compared to magnetic resonance imaging?
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Which study reviews the differential diagnosis and treatment of minor, moderate, and massive bleeding due to hemoptysis?
Which study reviews the differential diagnosis and treatment of minor, moderate, and massive bleeding due to hemoptysis?
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What was the conclusion of Millar AB, Boothroyd AE, Edwards D, et al. regarding computed tomography in the investigation of unexplained hemoptysis?
What was the conclusion of Millar AB, Boothroyd AE, Edwards D, et al. regarding computed tomography in the investigation of unexplained hemoptysis?
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Which study reappraises the causes of hemoptysis and attributes most cases to infection?
Which study reappraises the causes of hemoptysis and attributes most cases to infection?
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"Catamenial hemoptysis" is a term used to describe a rare result of which condition?
"Catamenial hemoptysis" is a term used to describe a rare result of which condition?
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