Clinical Symptoms - Coughing Up Blood, Vomiting Blood and Epistaxis

yani August 09, 2011
We must ensure that the bleeding from the nasopharynx, by way of distinguishing characteristics as follows:

Coughing up blood

  1. Blood coughed with a burning sensation in the throat
  2. Frothy blood mixed with air
  3. Pink fresh blood
  4. Anemia is sometimes occur
  5. Benzidine test negative

Vomiting blood


  1. Blood spewed by the nausea
  2. Blood mixed with leftovers
  3. Black blood due to gastric acid mixed
  4. Acidic Blood
  5. Anemia occurs as cheerfully
  6. Benzidine positive test

Epistaxis

  1. Blood dripped from his nose
  2. Coughing quietly sometimes out
  3. Fresh red blood
  4. Blood is alkaline
  5. Anemia is rare
yani

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