Case challenge · Respiratory / Emergency / Interventional radiology · teaching

Massive Hemoptysis — Management Pathway · case challenge

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Case #1Respiratory / Emergency / Interventional radiology

📋 Case data

Is the airway threatened?Airway-threatening / large-volume / unstable

Data is taken from this pathway's reviewed node text. Work through the pathway step by step.

Step 1 / 1 · Is the airway threatened?

Massive hemoptysis — is the airway threatened / hemodynamically stable?

💡 Definitions of massive hemoptysis vary (often >100–600 mL/24 h, or any hemoptysis threatening the airway/ventilation); death is usually from asphyxiation rather than blood loss. Causes: bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, tumor, fungal, vascular, coagulopathy, etc. Involve respiratory/interventional radiology/thoracic surgery early.

For teaching. Decisions and their basis are taken from this site's reviewed care pathways; for licensed clinicians/trainees, this does not replace clinical judgment or local protocols.