Hemoptysis: Hemoptysis is fancy medical term for throwing up blood which is never a good thing and needs to be evaluated. Most sore throats are due to viruses and won't respond to antibiotics. Tonsil size doesn't necessarily determine need for antibiotics (but we do use Centor Score http://goo.gl/1TnpFn to help decide). but it's the hemoptysis that makes me recommend seeing your doc ASAP.
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