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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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 2 years ago
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