How do you manage concurrent non-life-threatening hemoptysis and acute pulmonary embolism?
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Pulmonology · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Hemoptysis can occur with PE when there is pulmonary infarction. However, the majority of pulm embolism cases have pleuritic chest pain without infarction. Significant hemoptysis is very rare in these cases and anticoagulation is nearly always safe. When hemoptysis continues or the volume is concern...