Case 1

A 65 year old male presents to ED with a 1 day history of coughing up bright red blood.

At triage, he has a large episode of haemoptysis and becomes acutely weak and lightheaded. He is transferred to resus for assessment.

What are the most common causes of haemoptysis?

What is the immediate management for a patient presenting with massive haemoptysis?

Which investigations would you perform?