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A patient presents with hemoptysis 7days after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. What is the next step of management?

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A patient presents with hemoptysis 7days after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. What is the next step of management?


  1. Explore again
  2. Pack it
  3. Oral antibiotics and dischar
  4. Admit and IV antibiotics
  5. Ice cream and cold fluid

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The key is D. Admit and IV antibiotics. [secondary hemorrhage can occur due to infection causing sloughing out of part of arterial wall due to infection. It is managed by iv antibiotics folloing admitting the patient to hspital].

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