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Hemoptysis i.e. blood stained sputum could range from minimal blood streaks to the loss of large quantity of blood with systemic collapse and associated mortality. Hemoptysis is defined as expectoration of blood that originates from tracheo bronchial tree or pulmonary parenchyma. Bronchial artery is responsible for hemoptysis unless proved otherwise. Blood in sputum could come from upper respiratory tract i.e. mouth or pharynx or may be that of Hematemesis which is misinterpreted as hemoptysis. Careful history in most of the cases helps to differentiate these. Rarely is it solitary event and in most of th