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Sputum
Acid fast bacilli test. Most frequently referenced in testing for tuberculosis.
Sputum is a thick fluid produced in the respiratory system, primarily from the mucus membranes lining the airways, including the trachea and bronchi. It typically originates from the lungs and is expelled during coughing. The production of sputum can be caused by various factors, such as infections (like pneumonia or bronchitis), allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or smoking, which lead to increased mucus secretion and inflammation in the airways.
Sputum
any medication for sputum?
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
Phlegm would be described as sputum only after it is expelled from the body. The word sputum literally means, that which has been spit.
It is actually a sputum AFB test (acid-fast bacilli).
SPUTUM
Mucopurulent sputum contains mucus and pus.
Randall Clifford has written: 'The sputum' -- subject(s): Sputum