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Sputum
Sputum is mucus that comes up from the lungs and can be a symptom of infection.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
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A 43-year old asked:
Whats a sputum culture?
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A 42-year old asked:
Any good tips on getting sputum out?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What does it mean to check sputum cs?
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A 34-year old asked:
Any way to reduce the sputum in our body?
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A 43-year old asked:
Sputum with black things, what does it mean?
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A 38-year old asked:
What does elevated eosenophils in sputum mean?
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A 38-year old asked:
What does it mean if I have green sweet smelling sputum?
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A 47-year old asked:
Why does sputum change from white to green in the spitoon?
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A 43-year old asked:
How is a sputum culture obtained when you are being tested?
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A 44-year old asked:
Have had sputum for a long time. What can I do to cure this?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can you tell what sickness you have by the taste of your sputum?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Sometimes early in the morning , i had a greenish sputum . It is related to medical problem and why it's happen?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Sputum ctyology 1of the test out of 3 atypical. Why would not all three be atypical? Why does only one show atypical out of three?
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A 36-year old male asked:
I go through a routine diagnosis and found that S.G.P.T and S.G.O.T are double that normal range .I have sputum problem which is normal in color .
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A 27-year old female asked:
I've been using astmanefrin for 3 months, sometimes i notice slight pink tinged sputum on tissue which eventually turns clear.. Is something wrong?
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A 48-year old asked:
Bronchitis how is a sputum culture done?
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A 37-year old asked:
What causes the rusty sputum in pneumonia?
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A 48-year old asked:
Does cough and colds can be cause of sputum?
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A 33-year old asked:
What should I do if I have blood in my sputum?
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A 46-year old asked:
What should you do if you find blood in sputum?
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A male asked:
How dangerous is ecoli in the sputum? What to do?
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A 38-year old asked:
Should i be worried if there is blood in my sputum?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Why is it during my sleep hour my sputum is flowing?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Why is it youre negative in sputum test but positive in sputum culture?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is it normal to find blood in sputum which disappeared after a few days?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Dark (red/black) sticky sputum for last year, worse when I first wake up and have huge difficulty trying bring it up. ?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Green sputum at morning for more than 2 months and the rest of the day it's clear or white i smoke 3 or 4 light cig per week what should i do ?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Does sputum tests show COPD?
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A 44-year old asked:
Best way to get rid of my sputum?
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A 31-year old asked:
Are bacteria always present in sputum?
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