Sunday, October 17, 2010

I was taking a shower and coughed up some type of bloody chunk substance, is this bad?

i don't drink or smoke or sleep around. but this morning i started coughing bad. just a hour or so ago when i was showering i was coughing like crazy. And i actually coughed up some brownish/blackish chunky bloody lugie, it has only been getting worse, do you have any idea what it could be?I was taking a shower and coughed up some type of bloody chunk substance, is this bad?
You should go to the emergency room...
Common Causes:
A number of conditions, diseases, andmedical testsmay make you cough up blood.
Diseases and conditions may include:
Bleeding gums such as with gingivitis
Blood clot in the lung
Bronchiectasis
Bronchitis
Cystic fibrosis
Goodpasture's syndrome
Irritation of the throat from violent coughing
Nosebleed
Laryngitis
Lung cancer (see metastatic lung cancer)
Pneumonia
Pulmonary aspiration (inhaling blood into the lungs)
Pulmonary edema
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Tuberculosis
Wegener's granulomatosis
Diagnostic tests thatmay make you cough up blood may include:
Bronchoscopy
Laryngoscopy
Lung biopsy
Mediastinoscopy
Spirometry
Tonsillectomy
Upper airway biopsy
Have you been sick? You need to see your doctor. It could be dry sinuses or it could be all that cocaine you ingested over the weekend....just kidding----but you should see your doctor..

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