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What to do? Shall i go for a CT scan?
Hey docs,
Little history.
M27
ex-Smoker
2019-2022= 3 a day.
2024 august- december 2025= 9 a day.
Total smoking pack years= less than 2.
So in september 2025 ,December 2025 i got very little bleeding from my mouth after forceful coughing. I saw i had blood in my nose too.
Now fearing the worst of getting CA.
The blood is inconsistent i.e comes and goes.
Did xrays, pft which were normal.
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Hi. I understand your concern. Please do a in clinic visit for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and report to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same
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Is you had the symptom of blood in sputum , only once , no need to worry , but if recurrence is there , we have to rule out other things , kindly quit smoking... Consult for further evaluation.
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If it’s coming from the nose as well then better to get a ENT evaluation done. Any bleeding history in the last? Like while brushing teeth, small hit causing major bleeding? Then it warrants for further test for blood disorders
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Ent evaluation by ent specialist
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Share the reports and connect for management
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Dr. Vivek Gautam
Pulmonologist
12 yrs exp
Greater Noida
kindly connect..the hemoptysis needs proper evaluation
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Dr. Harish Bhatia
Pulmonologist
20 yrs exp
Delhi
Please dont go for ct as it involves lot of radiations
Please get xray reviewed again from pulmonologist
Go for FENO
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Dr. Sivaraj Karri
Pulmonologist
10 yrs exp
Kakinada
If blood is coming more times then it requires further workup
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Consult a pulmonologist with detailed history and reports
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