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What is sputum mug?
A sputum mug is also known as a sputum cup. It is a cup usually made of paper or thin cardboard to receive and isolate the sputum of a patient with respiratory disease.
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What is a sputum test?
A sputum test examine the secretion from the lungs to determine it there is a bacterial or fungal infection of the respiratory system. The secretion is collected by coughi…ng deeply. (MORE)
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In Microbiology
What is a sputum slide?
well sputum is a matter salivia mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages and mucus it is often spat from the mouth. a sputum slide would probably referring to the s…lide you put in on to look at it under a microscope. (MORE)
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How are sputum cultures performed?
.the sputum must be collected into a sterile container. Once in the laboratory, each culture type is handled differently. Bacterial culture.sputum is smeared on a microscope s…lide for a Gram stain. for mold or yeast, a fungal culture is done. (MORE)
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Why are sputum cultures performed?
A sputum culture is done to find and identify the microorganism causing an infection of the lower respiratory. If a microorganism is found, more testing is done to determine w…hich antibiotics will be effective in treating the infection. (MORE)
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In Health
What to do if you are getting sputum every morning?
See your medical practitioner. They will most likely provide you with a sterile specimen container to collect a sample. This sample will then be sent to the laboratory for mic…roscopy, culture, and sensitivity testing (M/C/S). If tuberculosis (TB) is suspected then acid-fast bacilli (AFB) will also be added to the request form. (MORE)
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What are the normal results of a sputum culture?
Sputum from a healthy person would have no growth on culture. A mixture of microorganisms, however, normally found in a person's mouth and saliva often contaminate the culture…. they may be reported as normal flora contamination. (MORE)
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Is sputum another word for Phlegm?
Phlegm would be described as sputum only after it is expelled from the body. The word sputum literally means, that which has been spit.
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What is a sputum culture?
Sputum is material coughed up from the lungs and expectorated (spit out) through the mouth. A sputum culture is done to find and identify the microorganism causing an infectio…n of the lower respiratory tract such as pneumonia. (MORE)
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In Microbiology
How do you do a sputum smear?
A sputum smear is done to check for pathogenic microbes. A sensitivity test should be also done to check to see what antibiotic or drug can control that microbe. This done by… taking some sputum from a patient and smearing a small amount that has been diluted with saline on to a slide. A sterile "hockey" shaped glass instrument is used or another sterile slide using the end. (MORE)