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sputum comes from a deep cough while saliva is only from the mouth
Phlegm is the thick mucus and sputum the material coughed up from the lining of the respiratory tract.
Smear microscopy of sputum is often the first TB test to be used in countries with a high rate of TB infection. Sputum is a thick fluid that is produced in the lungs and the airways leading to the lungs. A sample of sputum is usually collected by the person coughing. This very rapid and inexpensive but it does have a high false positive rate.In 2011 the World Health Organization issued a policy statement recommending that conventional fluorescence microscopy should be replaced by LED microscopy. It also recommended that in a phased way, that LED microscopy should replace conventional Ziehl-Neelsen light microscopy. This method is slower and more expensive and may not be use as often as it should be.
Semi-solid agar media have been successfully used for primary culture and drug sensitivity tests of tubercle bacilli directly from sputum homogenates. I really wanna have sex with my friend but i don't know how to start!
Breaking them down into some categoroes -Inorganic solids* Asbestos * Metal Fines * Small particulate Organic solids (Including Biological solids)* Dust mite feces * Pet dander * Saw dust * Hair clippings* Skin fines Inorganic gases* Chlorine from cleansers * Sulfur dioxode * Metyl and Butyl mercaptan* Acidic gases * Sodium hydroxide mists (oven cleaners) Organic gases (Including mists)* Paint solvent * Glue * Tobacco smoke* Gasoline * Nail polish remover * Vaporized sputum from coughing * Mould spores * Pollen
Samples may include stool sample, blood sample, or other samples.
The only two "types" of samples that I know of are: 1. Sputum sample 2. Biopsy sample of the lungs Hope this helps.
P. pseudomallei can be cultured from samples of the patient's sputum, blood, or tissue fluid from abscesses.
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any medication for sputum?
Sputum cytology is a test that involves examining a sample of mucus and cells coughed up from the respiratory tract. It is used to identify abnormal cells, such as cancerous cells, infections, or inflammatory conditions in the lungs.
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.
what does rust colored sputum have to do with menigitis
MCS stands for Microbial culture and sensitivity. It is a test performed under laboratory conditions on sputum or faeces to check for the detection of bacteria.
Phlegm would be described as sputum only after it is expelled from the body. The word sputum literally means, that which has been spit.
Acid fast rods seen in sputum are diagnostic of tuberculosis.
Mucopurulent sputum contains mucus and pus.