phlegm

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production
biliary
bilirubin
bodily fluid
bogy
break out in a cold sweat
gob
perspire
purulent
pus
saliva
salivary
salivate
salivation
semen
seminal fluid
seminiferous
slag
slaver
slobber
sweat bucketsidiom

Examples of sputum

sputum
Probable cases were defined as at least one positive culture sputum, respiratory symptoms, resolution with specific therapy and no other concomitant infection.
Contraindications include mechanical ventilation, high dose steroids, previous pleurodesis and aspergillus in the sputum.
Sputum culture and paired sera test were both negative.
The diagnosis can be made by a sputum smear and culture but, where this is difficult to collect, bronchial lavage may be necessary.
We also performed blood culture specimens and in selected patients' sputum culture prior to antibiotic therapy.
The nature of the infecting organism should be checked by collecting sputum samples and performing at least three blood cultures.
We note that more slow-growing than fast-growing organisms were identified in the sputa.
In general, 24 (27.3 %) and 53 (60.2 %) used the liquid culture for sputum and lymph nodes respectively.
Diagnosis was established by the isolation of the organism in blood, sputum or bronchial wash and response to treatment.
Such an infection could damage the bronchi and result in blood in the sputum.
On route, she complained of dyspnea and vomited pink frothy sputum several times.
Thirty-seven patients produced sputum samples with >25 leukocytes and <10 epithelial cells that grew potentially harmful bacteria.
An increase in sputum production was more often reported (88.9 %) than sputum purulence (75.6 %).
Symptoms may include breathlessness, purulent sputum and increased sputum volume.
Twenty three case-patients had a positive culture for blastomycosis : 12 (52 %) from sputum, 8 (35 %) from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, 2 (9 %) from skin lesion and 1 (4 %) from lung tissue.
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