Hemoptysis

Question 1

Battle Camp is a mneumonic used to determine causes of hemoptysis. What does the BATTLE CAMP stand for?

Answer 1

B- bronchitis/bronchiectasis
A- autoimmune/aspergillious
T- TB
T- tumor
L- lung abscess
E- embolism (fat, air, placental, DVT, PE)

C- cystic fibrosis/coagulopathy
A- AVM/ dAh
M- mitral valve stenosis
P- PNA

Question 2

How do you determine if a patient is having hemoptysis versus hematemesis?

Answer 2

hemoptysis–> + blood streaked sputum

no nausea, vomiting, or black tarry stools

Question 3

If you determine a patient has hemoptysis, what should you order?

Answer 3

• CXR, CT, possible a bronchoscopy depending on what you find

Question 4

How do you determine if a patient is having hematemesis versus hemoptysis?

Answer 4

• there will be no blood streaked sputum; patient will have nausea and or vomiting
• possibly black tarry stools if they have been having the bleeding for awhile