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… File #51a Tuberculosis (TB) . What is sputum? Sputum (or phlegm) is mucus that you cough up … 2 tests will be done on your sputum: Smear Culture For the smear, lab staff will look at …
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… sometimes bloody mucus from the lungs (called sputum) for more than 2 weeks. Tiredness and … test a sample of mucus from the lungs (sputum) to see if there are TB bacteria in it. … will also look at the results of a: Sputum culture . Testing mucus from the lungs (sputum …
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… (MRI) Mediastinoscopy Nicotine Tests Rapid Sputum Tests for Tuberculosis (TB) Sleep Studies Sputum Culture Sputum Cytology Thoracentesis …
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… more Chest X-Ray Complete Blood Count (CBC) Sputum Culture Treatment Overview If pneumonia is … more Chest X-Ray Complete Blood Count (CBC) Sputum Culture Treatment Overview If pneumonia …
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… cues (Government of Canada) Emotional eating Culture and traditions Learn about making culture and traditions part of healthy eating: Cultures, food traditions and healthy eating …
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… A productive cough produces phlegm or mucus (sputum). The mucus may have drained down the … cough is dry. It doesn't produce sputum. A dry, hacking cough may occur toward … is not the same thing. Yes Coughing up sputum or blood No Coughing up sputum or blood …
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… up green, yellow, brown, or grey mucus (sputum) from the lungs. Fever. It may be high … is not the same thing. Yes Coughing up sputum or blood No Coughing up sputum or blood Are you coughing up blood? …
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… cough (dry or wet) for 2 weeks or longer, sputum, chest pain and shortness of breath. Sputum is mucous or phlegm that you cough up … could include a TB blood test, chest x-ray or sputum collection. A chest x-ray and sputum …
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… amount [10 mL (2 tsp)] of bright red blood in sputum Streaks of bright red blood Streaks of bright red blood in sputum Specks or spots of blood Specks or spots of blood in sputum Has this been going on for more than 2 …
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… A productive cough produces phlegm or mucus (sputum). The mucus may have drained down the … cough is dry. It doesn't produce sputum. A dry, hacking cough may occur toward … is not the same thing. Yes Coughing up sputum or blood No Coughing up sputum or blood …
