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Hemoptysis is a potentially life-threatening emergency but has a myriad of less emergent causes. This chapter guides the physician through the differential diagnosis of these causes, as well as the treatment and management of the less emergent causes of this condition.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Julie Estrada & Bobby Desai MD, MEd

  2. Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida, Newberry, FL, USA

    Alpa Desai DO

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  1. Julie Estrada
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Correspondence to Bobby Desai MD, MEd .

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Bobby Desai

  2. Department of Community Health & Family Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Alpa Desai

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Estrada, J., Desai, B., Desai, A. (2017). Hemoptysis. In: Desai, B., Desai, A. (eds) Primary Care for Emergency Physicians. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44360-7_13

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