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- Sputum abstract "Sputum ['spju.təm] is mucus that is coughed up from the lower airways. This process is known as sputilization. In medicine, sputum samples are usually used for microbiological investigations of respiratory infections and cytological investigations of respiratory systems.The best sputum samples contain very little saliva, as saliva contaminates the sample with oral bacteria. This event is assessed by the clinical microbiologist by examining a Gram stain of the sputum. More than 25 squamous epithelial cells at low enlargement indicates salivary contamination.When a sputum specimen is plated out, it is best to get the portion of the sample that most looks like pus onto the swab. If there is any blood in the sputum, this should also be on the swab.Microbiological sputum samples are usually used to look for infections by Moraxella catarrhalis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae. Other pathogens can also be found.Purulent sputum contains pus, composed of white blood cells, cellular debris, dead tissue, serous fluid, and viscous liquid (mucus). Purulent sputum is typically yellow or green. It is seen in cases of bronchiectasis, lung abscess, an advanced stage of bronchitis, or acute upper respiratory tract infection (common cold, laryngitis).Sputum can be: Bloody (hemoptysis) Blood-streaked sputum – inflammation of throat, bronchi; lung cancer; Pink sputum – sputum evenly mixed with blood, from alveoli, small bronchi; Massive blood – cavitary tuberculosis of lung, lung abscess, bronchiectasis, infarction, embolism. Rust colored – usually caused by pneumococcal bacteria (in pneumonia) Purulent – containing pus. The sputum colour of patients with acute cough and no underlying chronic lung disease does not imply therapeutic consequences such as prescription of antibiotics. The colour can provide hints as to effective treatment in chronic bronchitis patients: A yellow-greenish (mucopurulent) color suggests that treatment with antibiotics can reduce symptoms. Green color is caused by Neutrophil Myeloperoxidase. A white, milky, or opaque (mucoid) appearance often means that antibiotics will be ineffective in treating symptoms. This information may correlate with the presence of bacterial or viral infections, but current research does not support that generalization. Foamy white – may come from obstruction or even edema. Frothy pink – pulmonary edema.↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑".
- Sputum thumbnail Enterococcus_histological_pneumonia_01.png?width=300.
- Sputum wikiPageID "238724".
- Sputum wikiPageLength "4609".
- Sputum wikiPageOutDegree "40".
- Sputum wikiPageRevisionID "672769683".
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Alveoli.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Bacteria.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Bronchiectasis.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Bronchitis.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Category:Symptoms_and_signs:_Respiratory_system.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Common_cold.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Cytopathology.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Edema.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Embolism.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Enterococcus.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Gram_stain.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Gram_staining.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Haemophilus_influenzae.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Hemoptysis.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Infarction.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Laryngitis.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Leukocyte.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Lung_abscess.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Lung_cancer.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Moraxella_catarrhalis.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Mucus.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Mycobacterium_tuberculosis.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Myeloperoxidase.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Phlegm.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Pneumococcal.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Pneumonia.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Pulmonary_alveolus.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Pulmonary_edema.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Pulmonology.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Purulent.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Pus.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Saliva.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Serous_fluid.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Squamous_epithelial_cell.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Squamous_epithelium.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Streptococcus_pneumoniae.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Tuberculosis.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink White_blood_cell.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLink Wikt:purulent.
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLinkText "SPUTUM".
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLinkText "Sputum studies".
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLinkText "Sputum".
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLinkText "coughed up mucus".
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLinkText "coughing up mucus".
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLinkText "mucus (sputum)".
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLinkText "mucus expectoration".
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLinkText "mucus".
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLinkText "phlegm".
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLinkText "productive".
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLinkText "samples".
- Sputum wikiPageWikiLinkText "sputum".
- Sputum caption "Cocci-shaped Enterococcus sp. bacteria taken from a pneumonia patient.".
- Sputum field Pulmonology.
- Sputum hasPhotoCollection Sputum.
- Sputum icd "786.4".
- Sputum icd "R09.3".
- Sputum name "Abnormal sputum".
- Sputum wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Circulatory_and_respiratory_system_symptoms_and_signs.
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- Sputum wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Infobox_symptom.
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- Sputum subject Category:Symptoms_and_signs:_Respiratory_system.
- Sputum type Article.
- Sputum type Article.
- Sputum comment "Sputum ['spju.təm] is mucus that is coughed up from the lower airways. This process is known as sputilization. In medicine, sputum samples are usually used for microbiological investigations of respiratory infections and cytological investigations of respiratory systems.The best sputum samples contain very little saliva, as saliva contaminates the sample with oral bacteria. This event is assessed by the clinical microbiologist by examining a Gram stain of the sputum.".
- Sputum label "Sputum".
- Sputum sameAs قشع.
- Sputum sameAs Bəlğəm.
- Sputum sameAs Lungaharing_(Auswurf).
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- Sputum sameAs Sputum.
- Sputum sameAs Sputum.
- Sputum sameAs Esputo.
- Sputum sameAs خلط_سینه.
- Sputum sameAs Crachat.
- Sputum sameAs Dahak.
- Sputum sameAs Sputo.
- Sputum sameAs Қақырық.
- Sputum sameAs 가래_(의학).
- Sputum sameAs Какырык.
- Sputum sameAs കഫം.
- Sputum sameAs Sputum.
- Sputum sameAs Sputum.
- Sputum sameAs Plwocina.
- Sputum sameAs Sputa.
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- Sputum sameAs Мокрота.
- Sputum sameAs Sputazzata.
- Sputum sameAs Ispljuvak.
- Sputum sameAs Izmeček.
- Sputum sameAs Испљувак.
- Sputum sameAs Sputum.
- Sputum sameAs Мокротиння.