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Medical tests
… Test Overview Sputum cytology examines a sample of sputum (mucus) under a microscope to determine …
Medical tests
… Test Overview A rapid sputum tests is used to diagnose tuberculosis … show that a person probably has TB. Rapid sputum tests are also called nucleic acid … Related Information Sputum Culture Sputum Cytology Tuberculosis (TB) References Citations …
Health topics
… cancer. Coughing up large amounts of bloody sputum. Collapse of a lung ( pneumothorax ). … and look for cancer cells. Tests include: Sputum cytology. Thoracentesis. Biopsy . Screening …
Health topics
… 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. … take 1 to 8 weeks to provide results. Sputum cytology . Chest X-ray . A chest X-ray usually …
Health topics
… (MRI) Mediastinoscopy Nicotine Tests Rapid Sputum Tests for Tuberculosis (TB) Sleep Studies Sputum Culture Sputum Cytology Thoracentesis Tuberculin Skin Test …