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Sputum is
mucus that is
coughed up from the
lower airways (the
trachea and bronchi). In medicine,
sputum samples are
usually used for a
naked eye examination...
- A
sputum culture is a test to
detect and
identify bacteria or
fungi that
infect the
lungs or
breathing p****ages.
Sputum is a
thick fluid produced in the...
- blood, or
there is blood-streaked
sputum Probable source of bleeding: Is the
blood coughed up, or vomited?
Bloody sputum color, characters: blood-streaked...
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expectorant medication taken by
mouth and
marketed as an aid to
eliminate sputum from the
respiratory tract. Chemically, it is an
ether of
guaiacol and glycerine...
- also
called carbocysteine, is a
mucolytic that
reduces the
viscosity of
sputum and so can be used to help
relieve the
symptoms of
chronic obstructive pulmonary...
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physical examination, a
chest X-ray and
microbiological examination (of
sputum or some
other appropriate sample). It may also
include a
tuberculin skin...
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Extrapulmonary symptoms,
related to the
causing organism.
Moderate amount of
sputum, or no
sputum at all (i.e. non-productive). Lack of
alveolar exudate.
Despite general...
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often refers to
respiratory mucus expelled by coughing,
otherwise known as
sputum. Phlegm, and
mucus as a whole, is in
essence a water-based gel consisting...
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neutrophils will
liquefy exudates, and this will
either be
coughed up in
sputum or
drained via lymph. The
openings between the
alveoli known as the pores...
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typically by
finding the
bacterium in
fluid from a
lymph node,
blood or
sputum.
Those at high risk may be vaccinated.
Those exposed to a case of pneumonic...
