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  2. Pulmonary embolism - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of a PE may include shortness of breath, chest pain particularly upon breathing in, and coughing up blood. [1] Symptoms of a blood clot in the leg may also be present, such as a red, warm, swollen, and painful leg. [1] Signs of a PE include low blood oxygen levels, rapid breathing, rapid heart rate, and sometimes a mild fever. [11]

  3. Hemoptysis - Wikipedia

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    Blood-laced mucus from the sinus or nose area can sometimes be misidentified as symptomatic of hemoptysis (such secretions can be a sign of nasal or sinus cancer, but also a sinus infection). Extensive non-respiratory injury can also cause one to cough up blood. Cardiac causes like congestive heart failure and mitral stenosis should be ruled ...

  4. Pulmonary contusion - Wikipedia

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    Wheezing and coughing are other signs. [12] Coughing up blood or bloody sputum is present in up to half of cases. [12] Cardiac output (the volume of blood pumped by the heart) may be reduced, [11] and hypotension (low blood pressure) is frequently present. [6]

  5. David Bloom’s sudden death was caused by a ‘silent killer ...

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    If a blood clot breaks free, goes up to the lung and causes a pulmonary embolism, the most serious complication of DVT, symptoms may include sudden difficulty breathing, chest pain, coughing up ...

  6. Lung cavity - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms can include cough, dyspnea (shortness of breath), chest pain, hemoptysis (coughing up blood) and sinus tachycardia (a fast heart rate). [4] Risk factors for septic pulmonary emboli include IV drug use, implanted prosthetic devices (like central lines, pacemakers, and right-sided heart valves), and septic thrombophlebitis (a blood clot ...

  7. Tracheobronchial injury - Wikipedia

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    Blood and other fluids can build up in the airways, and the injury can interfere with the patency of the airway and interfere with its continuity. [2] However, even if the trachea is completely transected, the tissues surrounding it may hold it together enough for adequate air exchange to occur, at least at first. [4]

  8. Acute respiratory distress syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Complications that arise from treatment in a hospital: blood clots formed by lying down for long periods of time, weakness in muscles that are used for breathing, stress ulcers, and issues with mental health and depression. Failure of multiple organs; Pulmonary hypertension or increase in blood pressure in the main artery from the heart to the ...

  9. 9 Weird Symptoms Cardiologists Say You Should Never Ignore

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    A condition called peripheral artery disease (PAD), for example, occurs when the arteries that carry blood from the heart to the legs get clogged; it’s associated with an increased risk of heart ...