Friday, July 5, 2013

Causes of Hemoptysis

Causes of Hemoptysis & Diffuse Aveolar Hemmorhage can be remembered with folllowing mnemonic 
BATTLE CAMP

  • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis
  • AVMs
  • Tumor, Trauma
  • Tuberculosis
  • LV dysfunction
  • Emboli (PE)
  • Connective Tissue Disease (Wegener's, Goodpasture's,etc), Coagulopathy
  • Abscess, Aspergilloma, Alveolar hemorrhage
  • Mitral Stenosis
  • Pneumonia

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