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Sputum
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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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The specimen for culture should be collected before antibiotics are begun. The patient should first rinse his or her mouth with water. If tuberculosis is suspected, collection of sputum should be carried out in an isolation room.
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.
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It is actually a sputum AFB test (acid-fast bacilli).
Randall Clifford has written: 'The sputum' -- subject(s): Sputum
It is generally recommended to spit out sputum rather than swallowing it. Swallowing sputum can lead to potential irritation of the stomach and throat. It is important to dispose of sputum properly to avoid the spread of infections.