What could it mean if a 35 year old man who has COPD has coughed up blood?!


Question: What could it mean if a 35 year old man who has COPD has coughed up blood!?
He's been smoking since he was 12, diagnosed with COPD a few months ago, smokes 4 to 8 cigarettes a day (according to him), has asthma to boot!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
It could mean he has some kind of infection!. Or if he has been coughing hard, he could have ruptured some small blood vessels in his lungs!. Too many possibilities check with a doctor!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

If it is truly blood from the lungs !.!.!.!. you need to go to the doctor immediately !.!.!. there are a significant number are problems that present this way !.!.!.!.

With your smoking history !.!.!.!. regardless of your current age !.!.!. I would be concerned !.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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