Hemoptysis is the medical term for coughing up blood. The blood can be mixed with mucus or be pink and bubbly, or bright red. In TCM, coughing up a little bit of sputum tinged with blood is not uncommon and usually doesn't indicate a serious condition. If you cough up blood frequently or cough up a lot of blood, see a doctor. Hemoptysis can result from many different underlying medical conditions. Following are the main symptoms of Hemoptysis.
1. The quantity may vary with a small amount due to throat irritation or a large amount in case of cancer.
2. The blood may be bright red in colour or it may be rust coloured.
3. If the cough is accompanied by high fever, shortness of breath, dizziness, chest pain and blood in the urine or stool.
4. In hemoptysis, the blood is frothy as it is mixed with air and mucus.
5. Sometimes the mucus is streaked with blood; there may not be frank blood.