Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease:
• Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy (Bronchogenic carcinoma, Bronchial carcinoid, Mets), COPD, Cystic fibrosis, Bronchovascular fistula, Foreign body
Parenchyma:
• Infection: Bacterial (TB, Necrotizing PNA, Abscess), Viral (Influenza, Ebola, Dengue), Fungal (Aspergillosis, Mycetoma, Mucor), Parasitic (Paragonimus, Strongy)
• Malignancy: Primary lung, Mets, Kaposi's sarcoma
• Rheumatologic / Autoimmune: ANCA-Assoc vasculitis (GPA > EGPA, MPA), Cryoglobulinemia, Goodpasture's, SLE
Cardiac:
• Valvular (Mitral stenosis or regurgitation, Tricuspid endocarditis), Heart failure
Vascular:
• Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH), AVM, Thoracic aortic aneurysm
Misc / Other:
• Idiopathic
• Coagulopathy: DIC, vWD
• Endometriosis: Catamenial, hemoptysis
• Trauma: Postprocedural, Lung contusion
• Drugs / Toxins: Cocaine, Vaping, Bevacizumab
Mimics:
• GI bleed: esophageal varices, PUD, gastritis
• Nasopharyngeal bleeding
By Dr. Kristen Carroll via @NUIM_Chiefs
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