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What does it mean when someone coughs up foam?
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CHF?.....: Congestive heart failure can result in coughing up "frothy" secretions which could resemble "foam". Other symptoms include shortness of breath, either with activity or at rest, edema of the extremities, etc. See your doctor so this can be diagnosed and treated.
Answered 5/5/2018
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