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A member asked:
Is it common to cough up blood with a pulmonary embolism?
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Coughing : Up blood is never normal. However, it can occur with pulmonary embolism as blood can seep into damaged lung tissue.
Answered 4/5/2013
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Abnormal: But is one of the signs -hemoptysis breathlessness hypoxia chest pain arrythmia.
Answered 4/14/2013
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Possibly: If the blood clot is lodged in the periphery of the lung, it can cause a pulmonary infarction, part of the lung tissue dies leading to bleeding. You can therefore cough up blood. This is an uncommon presentation. The majority of patients do not have this symptom.
Answered 8/27/2014
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