SignSymptom infobox Name Hemoptysis ICD10 ICD10 R 04 2 r 00 ICD9 ICD9 786.3 ICDO Image Caption OMIM OMIM mult MedlinePlus 003073 eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic DiseasesDB 5578 MeshID D006469 Hemoptysis or haemoptysis pron en h m pt s s is the expectoration cough ing up of blood or of blood stained sputum from the bronchi , larynx , vertebrate trachea trachea , or lungs e.g. in tuberculosis or other respiratory infections or cardiovascular pathologies . Differential diagnosis There are many conditions involving Hemoptysis, including bronchitis and pneumonia most commonly, but also lung cancer lung neoplasm in smokers, hemoptysis is often persistent , aspergilloma , tuberculosis , bronchiectasis , coccidioidomycosis , pulmonary embolism , pneumonic plague , and Cystic Fibrosis . Rarer causes include hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia HHT or Rendu Osler Weber syndrome , or Goodpasture s syndrome and Wegener s granulomatosis . In children hemoptysis is commonly caused by the presence of a foreign body in the respiratory tract . The condition can also result from over anticoagulation from treatment by drugs such as warfarin . Blood laced mucus from the sinus or nose area can be sometimes be misidentified as symptomatic of hemoptysis such secretions can be a sign of nasal or sinus cancer ... tract while dark red, coffee colored blood comes from the gastrointestinal tract . Sometimes hemoptysis ... hemoptysis causes.shtml ref Bronchiectasis ref name pulmonologychannel.com Pulmonary embolism ref http www.pulmonologychannel.com hemoptysis other causes.shtml ref Anticoagulant Anticoagulant use ref http www.pulmonologychannel.com hemoptysis other causes.shtml ref Physical trauma Trauma ref http www.pulmonologychannel.com hemoptysis other causes.shtml ref Lung abscess ref http www.pulmonologychannel.com hemoptysis other causes.shtml ref Mitral stenosis Tropical eosinophilia Drug ... of hemoptysis. Treatment Treatment depends largely upon the underlying cause. Many modalities of treatment ... more details
Dabuyin Wan zh s t is a dark brownish black water honeyed pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to nourish yin and to lower fire . ref State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC 2005 . Pharmacopoeia of The People s Republic of China Volume I . Chemical Industry Press. ISBN 7 117 06982 1. ref It is used in cases where there is deficiency of yin accompanied with flaming up of evil fire manifested by daily recurring fever, night sweating, cough, hemoptysis, tinnitus and seminal emission . It tastes bitter, slightly sweet and astringent. Chinese classic herbal formula class wikitable sortable Name Chinese Simplified Chinese S Grams Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 120 Rhizoma Anemarrhenae stir baked with salt 80 Cortex Phellodendri stir baked with salt 80 Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis processed 120 Medulla Spinalis Suis 160 See also Chinese classic herbal formula Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan References reflist Medicinal herbs & spices Category Traditional Chinese medicine ... more details
Image Ruperto Carola 500 12.jpg right thumb University of Heidelberg tableau Adolf Weil at upper left Adolf Weil February 7, 1848, Heidelberg July 23, 1916, Wiesbaden was a German physician after whom Weil s disease is named. Weil studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg , and afterwards furthered his education in Berlin and Vienna . From 1872 to 1876 he was an assistant to Friedrich Theodor von Frerichs 1819 1885 in Berlin. In 1886 he was appointed professor of special pathology and therapy at the University of Dorpat , but resigned shortly afterwards, after contracting tuberculosis of the larynx and permanently losing his voice . After 1893 he lived and worked in Ospitaletto , Sanremo San Remo and Wiesbaden . In 1913, in collaboration with Emil Abderhalden 1877 1950 he isolated an alpha amino acid known as leucines norleucine . Among his written works was an influential treatise on auscultation , titled Handbuch und Atlas der topographischen Percussion . Shortly after receiving news that Weil s disease was caused by a spirochete, he died of acute hemoptysis . External links http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 82&letter W JewishEncyclopedia.com WEIL, ADOLF bot generated title at www.jewishencyclopedia.com http www.whonamedit.com doctor.cfm 1688.html Adolf Weil Who Named It . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Weil, Adolf ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1848 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH July 23, 1916 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Weil, Adolf Category 1848 births Category 1916 deaths Category German physicians Category People from Heidelberg Category University of Tartu faculty Germany med bio stub de Adolf Weil et Adolf Weil fr Adolf Weil nl Adolf Weil pl Adolf Weil ro Adolf Weil sv Adolf Weil ... more details
Cleanup date July 2009 Unreferenced date July 2009 Sir Alfred Poland 1822 August 21, 1872 was a 19th century United Kingdom British surgeon . He is now best known for the first account of Poland syndrome , a congenital deformity now described as an underdevelopment or absence of the chest muscle pectoralis major muscle pectoralis on one side of the body and webbing of the fingers cutaneous syndactyly of the hand on the same side ipsilateral hand . Poland described the disease that bears his name Poland syndrome in 1841, in a paper titled Deficiency of the pectoral muscles Guy s Hosp. Rep. 6 191 193, 1841 , in which he described the dissected body of Marc DeYoung, a deceased convict. He received the eponym more than a century later in 1962 through the recognition of British surgeon Patrick Wensley Clarkson 1911 1969 after he operated on a case similar to that of Poland. Alfred Poland was a modest, retiring man, who was quite careless about his appearance. He was warned by the Treasurer to dress more decently and cleanly, but ignored this advice. He was known by his colleagues to be an excellent surgeon, but would time his operations at unusual hours so that few observed him. Perhaps for those reasons, he had a small practice. Apart from his surgical dexterity he was renowned at the hospital for his encyclopedic knowledge and the excellence of his presentations, both oral and written. He was an extremely popular teacher, but his career was punctuated by recurrent illness so that he remarked that he was like a cat and had nine lives. After one severe bout of hemoptysis, his physician ordered him to bed, only to see him the next day doing the rounds with his students. External links http www.whonamedit.com doctor.cfm 2904.html Alfred Poland . WhoNamedIt. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Poland, Alfred ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1822 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH August 21, 1872 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Poland, Alfred Category B ... more details
refimprove date July 2009 SignSymptom infobox Name Abnormal sputum Image Enterococcus histological pneumonia 01.png Caption Cocci shaped Enterococcus sp. bacteria taken from a pneumonia patient. ICD10 ICD10 R 09 3 r 00 ICD9 ICD9 786.4 A sputum sample is the name given to the mucus that is coughed up from the lower airways. It is usually used for microbiological investigations of respiratory infections. ref http www.medterms.com script main art.asp?articlekey 5539 Sputum definition Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms easily defined on MedTerms Bot generated title ref The best sputum samples contain very little saliva , ref Clinical Microbiology procedures handbook, American Society for Microbiology 2nd Ed. 2007 update ref as this contaminates the sample with oral bacteria . This event is assessed by the clinical microbiologist by examining a Gram stain of the sputum. More than 25 Squamous epithelium squamous epithelial cells at low enlargement indicates salivary contamination. Citation needed date October 2009 When a sputum specimen is plated out, it is best to get the portion of the sample that most looks like pus onto the swab. If there is any blood in the sputum, this should also be on the swab. Citation needed date July 2007 Microbiological sputum samples are usually used to look for infections by Moraxella catarrhalis , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae . Other pathogens can also be found. Purulent Sputum is that containing, or consisting of, pus . Sputum can be Bloody often found in tuberculosis Hemoptysis Rusty colored usually caused by pneumococcal bacteria in pneumonia Purulent containing pus. The color can provide hints as to effective treatment in Chronic Bronchitis Patients ref http www.pulmonaryreviews.com aug00 pr aug00 sputum.html Sputum Color is the Key to Treating Acute COPD Exacerbations ref a yellow greenish mucopurulent color suggests that treatment with antibiotics can reduce symp ... more details
unreferenced date February 2009 Septicemic or septicaemic Plague disease plague is a deadly blood infection, one of the three main forms of plague. It is caused by Yersinia pestis , a gram negative bacterium . Like other forms of Gram negative bacteria gram negative sepsis , septicemic plague can cause disseminated intravascular coagulation , and is almost always fatal the mortality rate in the medieval times was 99 100 percent . Septicemic plague is the rarest of the three plagues that struck Europe in 1348, the other forms are bubonic and pneumonic plague. This disease is contracted usually through the bite of an infected rodent or bug, but can also be contracted through an opening in the skin or by cough from another infected human. The septicemic plague occurs when the bacteria multiply in the blood, causing bacteremia and severe sepsis. In septicemic plague, bacterial endotoxins cause disseminated intravascular coagulation DIC , causing tiny clots throughout the body and possibly ischaemic necrosis tissue death due to lack of circulation perfusion to that tissue from the clots. DIC results in depletion of the body s clotting resources, so that it can no longer control bleeding. Consequently, there is bleeding into the skin and other organs, which can cause red and or black patchy rash and hemoptysis haemoptysis coughing up or vomiting of blood . There are bumps on the skin that look somewhat like insect bites these are usually red, and sometimes white in the center. Untreated, septicemic plague is usually fatal. Early treatment with antibiotics reduces the mortality rate to between 4 and 15 percent. People that contract this disease must receive treatment in at least 24 hours or death is inevitable. In some cases, people may even die on the same day they contract it. Symptoms Abdominal pain Bleeding due to blood clotting problems Diarrhea Fever Low blood pressure Nausea Organ failure Vomiting ref citation url http www.nlm.nih.gov medlineplus ency article 000596 ... more details
Expert subject Medicine date February 2009 Refimprove date December 2008 Intestinal parasites are parasite s that populate the gastro intestinal tract in humans and other animals. ref Loukopoulos P, Komnenou A, Papadopoulos E , Psychas V. Lethal Ozolaimus megatyphlon infection in a green iguana Iguana iguana rhinolopa . Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 2007 38 131 134 ref They can live throughout the body, but most prefer the intestinal wall. Means of exposure include ingestion of undercooked meat, drinking infected water, and skin absorption. A parasite is an organism that feeds off another organism, called a host . The major groups of parasites include protozoan s organisms having only one cell and parasitic worm s helminths . Of these, protozoans, including cryptosporidium , microsporidia , and isospora , are most common in HIV infected persons. Each of these parasites can infect the digestive tract, and sometimes two or more can cause infection at the same time. Infection Parasites can get into the intestine by going through the mouth from uncooked or unwashed food, contaminated water or hands, or by skin contact with larva infected soil . When the organisms are swallowed, they move into the intestine, where they can reproduce and cause symptoms. Children are particularly susceptible if they are not thoroughly sterilized after coming into contact with infected soil that is present in environments that they may frequently visit such as sandboxes and school playgrounds. People in developing countries are also at particular risk due to drinking water from sources that may be contaminated with parasites that colonize the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms A list of common symptoms ref Dariel jackson. Cleanse and Purify Thyself Book One. Medford, Oregon Christobe Publishing 2007. ref Abdominal pain Myositis Constipation Anaemia Anorexia symptom Anorexia B 12 deficiency Rectal hemorrhage Blindness Hematochezia Hemoptysis Dysuria Central nervous system impairment Che ... more details
unreferenced date March 2010 Phlegm pron en fl m from lang el inflammation, humour caused by heat is a liquid secreted by the mucous membrane s of mammal ians. Its definition is limited to the mucus produced by the respiratory system , excluding that from the human nose nasal passages, and particularly that which is expelled by cough ing sputum . Phlegm is in essence a water based gel consisting of glycoproteins , immunoglobulins , lipids and other substances. Its composition varies depending on climate , genetics , and state of the immune system . Its color can vary from transparent to pale or dark yellow and green, from light to dark brown, and even to dark grey depending on the constituents. Illnesses related to phlegm Phlegm may be a carrier of larva e of intestinal parasite s see hookworm . Hemoptysis Bloody sputum can be a symptom of serious disease such as tuberculosis , but can also be a relatively benign symptom of a minor disease such as bronchitis . In the latter case, the sputum is normally lightly streaked with blood. Coughing up any significant quantity of blood is always a serious medical condition, and any person who experiences this should seek medical attention. Phlegm and humourism Humourism is an ancient theory that the human body is filled with four basic substances, called the four humours , which are held in balance when a person is healthy. It is closely related to the ancient theory of the Classical element four elements and states that all diseases and disabilities result from an excess or deficit in Melancholia black bile , yellow bile , phlegm, and blood . Hippocrates , an Ancient Greece ancient Greek medical doctor, is credited for this theory, about 400 BC. It influenced medical thinking for more than 2,000 years, until finally discredited in the 1800s. Phlegm was thought to be associated with apathetic behavior this old belief is preserved in the word phlegmatic . Citation needed date March 2009 Other concepts Sir William Osler ... more details
Infobox Disease Name Hematemesis Image Caption DiseasesDB 30745 ICD10 ICD10 K 92 0 k 92 ICD9 ICD9 578.0 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj med eMedicineTopic 3565 MeshName Hematemesis MeshNumber C23.550.414.788.400 Hematemesis or haematemesis see American and British English spelling differences Simplification of ae and oe American and British spelling differences is the vomiting of blood . The source is generally the upper gastrointestinal tract . Patients can easily confuse it with hemoptysis coughing up blood , although the latter is more common. Signs Signs of the onset of hematemesis may include A history of alcohol abuse excessive alcohol use or liver disease Any esophago gastric symptoms, such as nausea or vomiting Brown or black vomit Vomit that looks like coffee grounds Dark colored, tar like stools a condition known as melena Causes Causes can be Prolonged and vigorous retching may cause a tear in the small blood vessels of the throat or the esophagus, producing streaks of blood in the vomit, and is called Mallory Weiss syndrome . Irritation or erosion of the lining of the esophagus or stomach Bleeding ulcer located in the stomach , duodenum , or esophagus Vomiting of ingested blood after bleeding hemorrhage in the oral cavity, nose or throat Vascular malfunctions of the gastrointestinal tract , such as bleeding gastrointestinal varices Tumor s of the stomach or esophagus. Viral hemorrhagic fever s Gastroenteritis Gastritis Peptic ulcer Intestinal Schistosomiasis caused by the parasite Schistosoma Mansoni History of Smoking Management Hematemesis is treated as a medical emergency . The most vital distinction is whether there is blood loss sufficient to cause Shock circulatory shock . Minimal blood loss If this is not the case, the patient is generally administered a proton pump inhibitor e.g. omeprazole , given blood transfusion s if the level of hemoglobin is extremely low, that is less than 8.0 g dL or 4.5 5.0 mmol L , and kept NPO, which stands for nil ... more details
, there may be nonproductive cough, hemoptysis, chylous pleural effusion, or chylous ascites 3,5 . Obstruction of pulmonary venules causes vascular congestion and hemoptysis, and lymphatic obstruction ... cough, hemoptysis, chylous pleural effusion, or chylous ascites 3,5 . Obstruction of pulmonary venules causes vascular congestion and hemoptysis, and lymphatic obstruction leads to chylothorax ... more details
, normally phlegm , may become Hemoptysis bloody . As more cells become necrotic , the nausea ... 2457 8 year 2004 month August pmid 15285044 doi url ref The Hemoptysis bloody vomiting becomes coffee ... more details
morefootnotes date May 2010 See pneumonia for a general overview of pneumonia and its other causes. Infobox disease Name Bacterial pneumonia ICD10 ICD10 J 13 j 09 ICD10 J 16 j 09 ICD9 ICD9 481 ICD9 483 ICDO Image Caption OMIM OMIM mult MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj emerg eMedicineTopic 465 eMedicine mult eMedicine2 med 1852 DiseasesDB MeshID D018410 Pneumonia Bacterial pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by bacterial infection . ref DorlandsDict six 000084151 bacterial pneumonia ref Sign and symptoms Fever Rigors Cough Dyspnea Chest pain ref http www.webmd.com lung bacterial pneumonia?page 2 ref Pneumococcal pneumonia can cause Hemoptysis ref Citation url http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov bookshelf br.fcgi?book cm&part A1217 accessdate 2010 05 31 ref Types Gram positive Streptococcus pneumoniae ICD10 J 13 j 09 is the most common bacteria l cause of pneumonia in all age groups except newborn infants. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a Gram positive bacteria which often lives in the throat of people who do not have pneumonia. Another important Gram positive cause of pneumonia is Staphylococcus aureus ICD10 J 15 2 j 09 . Gram negative Gram negative bacteria are seen less frequently Haemophilus influenzae ICD10 J 14 j 09 , Klebsiella pneumoniae ICD10 J 15 0 j 09 , Escherichia coli ICD10 J 15 5 j 09 , Pseudomonas Pseudomonas aeruginosa ICD10 J 15 1 j 09 and Moraxella catarrhalis are the most common. These bacteria often live in the gastrointestinal tract gut and enter the lungs when contents of the gut such as vomit or faeces are inhaled. Atypical Atypical pneumonia atypical bacteria are Coxiella burnetii , Chlamydophila pneumoniae ICD10 J 16 0 j 09 , Mycoplasma pneumoniae ICD10 J 15 7 j 09 , and Legionella pneumophila . They are atypical because they are not the common pneumonia causing bacteria, are not responding on common antibiotics and cause atypical symptoms. Pneumonia caused by Yersinia pestis is usually called pneumonic plague . Pathophysiology Bacteria typically enter the l ... more details
taxobox name Jabuticaba image Jabuticaba fruto.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperm s unranked classis Eudicot s unranked ordo Rosid s ordo Myrtales familia Myrtaceae genus Myrciaria species M. cauliflora binomial Myrciaria cauliflora binomial authority Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Mart. O.Berg The Jabuticaba also called Brazilian Grape Tree , Jaboticaba, Jabotica, Guaperu, Guapuru, Hivapuru, Sabar and Ybapuru is a fruit bearing tree native to Brazil , Argentina , Paraguay , and Bolivia . The fruit is purplish black, with a white pulp it can be eaten raw or be used to make jellies and drinks plain juice or wine . File Jabuticaba 1 .jpg 180px left The fruit tree named jabuticabeira in Portuguese language Portuguese has salmon colored leaves when they are young, turning green posteriorly. It is a very slow growing tree which prefers moist, lightly acidic soils for best growth. It is widely adaptable, however, and grows satisfactorily even on alkaline beach sand type soils, so long as they are tended and irrigated. Its flowers are white and grow directly from its Trunk botany trunk in a cauliflorous habit. Naturally the tree may flower and fruit only once or twice a year, but when continuously irrigated it flowers frequently, and fresh fruit can be available year round in tropical regions. The jabuticaba Myrciaria cauliflora Mart. O.Berg. Myrtaceae is a small tree native to Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil grown for the purple, grape like fruits it produces. Traditionally, an astringent decoction of the sun dried skins has been used as a treatment for hemoptysis, asthma, diarrhea, and gargled for chronic inflammation of the tonsils. The fruit is 3 4 cm in diameter with one to four large seeds, borne directly on the main trunks and branches of the plant, lending a distinctive appearance to the fruiting tree. It has a thick, purple, astringent skin that covers a sweet, white, or rosy pink gelatinous flesh. Common in Brazilian markets, jaboticabas are ... more details
Merge to Pneumothorax date August 2010 Catamenial pneumothorax is a condition of pneumothorax collapsed lung pneumothorax occurring in conjunction with menstrual periods catamenial refers to menstruation , believed to be caused primarily by endometriosis of the pleura the membrane surrounding the lung . ref name mercksource http www.mercksource.com pp us cns cns hl dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd p 25zPzhtm 12652312 Definition from mercksource.com Dorlands Medical Dictionary ref Classification Catamenial pneumothorax is the most common form of thoracic endometriosis syndrome , which also includes catamenial hemothorax , catamenial hemoptysis , catamenial hemopneumothorax and endometriosis lung Nodule medicine nodule s, as well as some exceptional presentations. Symptoms and signs Onset of lung collapse is less than 72 hours after menstruation. Typically, it occurs in women aged 30 40 years, but has been diagnosed in young girls as early as 10 years of age and post menopausal women exclusively in women of menstrual age most with a history of pelvis pelvic endometriosis . Pathophysiology endometrium Endometrial tissue attaches within the thoracic cavity , forming chocolate like cyst s. Generally the parietal pleura is involved, but the lung itself, the visceral pleura visceral layer , the Thoracic diaphragm diaphragm , and more rarely the tracheobronchial tree may also be afflicted. ref name AmJMed Joseph J, Sahn SA. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome new observations from an analysis of 110 cases. Am J Med 1996 100 164 70. PMID 8629650 ref How this endometrium endometrial tissue reaches the thorax remains enigmatic. Defects in the diaphragm, which are found often in affected individuals, could provide an entry path, ref name chest Alifano M, Roth T, Broet SC, Schussler O, Magdeleinat P, Regnard JF. Catamenial pneumothorax a prospective study. Chest 2003 124 1004 8. PMID 12970030 ref as could microembolization through pelvic ve ... more details
Emergency medicine encompasses a large scope of practice. It concentrates on potentially life or limb threatening illnesses and an understanding common conditions. Critical care div class references medium style moz column count 2 column count 2 Airway management Mechanical ventilation Shock circulatory Shock Resuscitation Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS Pediatric Advanced Life Support PALS Advanced Trauma Life Support ATLS div Presentations div class references medium style moz column count 3 column count 3 Fever Muscle weakness Weakness Dizziness Vertigo medical Vertigo Confusion Altered level of consciousness Coma Seizure Headache Dyspnea Chest pain Syncope medicine Syncope Nausea and vomiting Abdominal pain Gastrointestinal bleeding Diarrhea Constipation Jaundice Pelvic pain Testicular pain Vaginal bleeding Back pain Cyanosis Sore throat Hemoptysis div Trauma div class references medium style moz column count 3 column count 3 Advanced Trauma Life Support ABC medicine Pneumothorax Pericardial tamponade Polytrauma Injury prevention Head injury Facial trauma Spinal injury Chest trauma Abdominal trauma Genitourinary trauma Peripheral vascular injury Bone fracture Wound Bite Foreign body Venomous injury Burn Forensic science Child abuse Sexual assault Domestic abuse div Medicine and surgery div class references medium style moz column count 2 column count 2 Cardiac Acute coronary syndrome Dysrhythmia Heart failure Pericarditis Myocarditis Infectious endocarditis Valvular heart disease Dermatologic Acute urticaria Angioedema Erythema multiforme major Kasabach Merritt syndrome Endocrine Acid base disorder Diabetes mellitus Rhabdomyolysis Thyroid storm Gastrointestinal Biliary colic Cholecystitis Small bowel obstruction Appendicitis Gastroenteritis Genitourinary Renal failure Sexually transmitted diseases Hematology Anemia Polycythemia Infectious disease Rabies AIDS HIV Tuberculosis Septic arthritis Osteomyelitis Cellulitis Sepsis Inflammatory Arthritis Bursitis Syst ... more details
Infobox Rugby biography name John Griffin image caption birthname John Griffin nickname birthyear 1859 birthmonth 08 birthday 2 placeofbirth Southampton , England deathyear 1895 deathmonth 07 deathday 13 placeofdeath Southampton , England height weight ru position Rugby union positions Forwards Forward ru amateuryears ru amateurclubs Edinburgh University RFC ru amclubcaps ru amclubpoints ru amupdate ru nationalteam Wales national rugby union team Wales ru nationalyears 1883 ru nationalcaps 1 ru nationalpoints 0 ru ntupdate ru coachclubs ru coachyears ru coachupdate other occupation Medical doctor spouse children relatives school Epsom College university St Bartholomew s Hospital br University of Edinburgh Edinburgh University url John Griffin 2 August 1859 13 July 1895 ref http www.scrum.com wales rugby player 627.html John Griffin player profile Scrum.com ref was an England English doctor who became an international rugby union forward for Wales national rugby union team Wales despite having no connections to the country. Personal background Griffin was born in Southampton in 1859, the eldest son of Dr. R. W. Waudby Griffin. He was partly educated at St Bartholomew s Hospital before gaining a place at Edinburgh University from which he qualified. During the late 1880s Griffin emigrated to South Africa in an attempt to improve his health, after suffering from hemoptysis . ref http 196.33.159.102 1895 20 201897 20VOL 20III 20& 20IV 20May Articles 1895 05 20September 1.10 20OBITUARY 20DR. 20John 20Griffin.pdf John Griffin obituary ref He first spent some time in Pretoria as a locum locum tenens before gaining a more permanent position in Port Elizabeth , where he set up a practice. After several years his health improved and in 1893 he travelled back to England in charge of small pox patients onboard a steamship. On his return to South Africa it was obvious he was suffering from tuberculosis and his condition worsened. In 1895 he returned to Southampton to spend his l ... more details
, hemoptysis blood in the sputum , to rule out pneumonia and get information on the severity of the exacerbation. Hemoptysis may also indicate other, potentially fatal, medical conditions. ref ... more details
and is found after chest x rays are taken for other reasons. ref name IwasakiKawahara Hemoptysis is seen ... carcinoma , a more common form of adenocarcinoma. ref name who2004 Hemoptysis is seen occasionally ... more details
in the pulmonary system, which include a bad cough, bronchitis, and blood in sputum hemoptysis ... fever, chills, night sweats, headache, palpitations, hemoptysis coughing up blood , chest pain ..., hemoptysis, and chest radiographic abnormalities. ref name CDCpage2 Chronic pulmonary paragonimiasis ... being caused by expectorated clusters of reddish brown eggs rather than by blood and true hemoptysis ... and eggs which can calcify. ref name Markell2006 Worldwide the most common cause of hemoptysis ... more details
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