The 2-tablespoon rule: When coughing up blood becomes a medical emergency

To determine the exact reason of coughing up blood, background medical history of the patient is very important.
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What Is the Relationship Between Bronchitis and Hemoptysis?

Bronchitis may cause you to cough up blood, known as hemoptysis. Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchial tubes, or airways, that usually happens due to an infection or breathing in irritants like ...
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Feeling ill? This is what phlegm can – and can’t – tell you about your health

When you’re sick, you’ll often produce more phlegm, and might notice it’s thicker or a different colour: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown. What can this phlegm – also called mucus, snot, ...
The Conversation

Does yellow mucus mean you need antibiotics? What phlegm can – and can’t – say about your health

Lynn Nazareth does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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Feeling ill? This is what phlegm can tell you about your health

When you’re sick, you’ll often produce more phlegm, and might notice it’s thicker or a different colour: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown. What can this phlegm – also called mucus, snot, ...