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Q: can you vomit fluid from your lungs

91 year old women with congestive heart failure. Can you vomit fluid from your lungs?

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5/12/08 8:45am

YES,,,,,SPUTEM COMES UP ,,WHEN COUGHING,,CHECK COLOR AND CONSITANCY,,,IF WHITE AND LIKE MED THICK WATER,,THEN OK,,BUT IF THICK AND NOTED COLOR,,HAVE DOCTOR CHECK  YOU ,,LISTEN TO LUNGS,X-RAY.

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7/ 8/08 3:19am

If you are drowning you can vomit the water up.

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