CITY SERVICES Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the State of South Carolina. The name Columbia was a poetic term for the Americas derived from Christopher Columbus. BUSINESS The historic Gervais Street Bridge was constructed from 1926-1928 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The most common causes of coughing blood are bronchitis, lung cancer, pneumonia, tuberculosis, lung abscess, bronchiectasis (inflammation of the airways), and pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main lung artery).
Hemoptysis (coughing up blood) may occur when there is bleeding in the throat, the trachea (trachea), or in the large or small airways of the lungs (the bronchi or the bronchioles). Many people describe their symptom as spitting up blood-streaked mucus. Blood that is coughed up is often mixed with phlegm and can have a bubbly appearance. If you cough up blood it doesnât necessarily mean you have lung cancer. There are many conditions that can cause this symptom, and only one of these is lung cancer.