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A sputum smear is done to check for pathogenic microbes. A sensitivity test should be also done to check to see what antibiotic or drug can control that microbe.
This done by taking some sputum from a patient and smearing a small amount that has been diluted with saline on to a slide. A sterile "hockey" shaped glass instrument is used or another sterile slide using the end.
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What kind of sputum contains mucus and pus?
Mucopurulent sputum contains mucus and pus.
What is a sputum slide?
well sputum is a matter salivia mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages and mucus it is often spat from the mouth. a sputum slide would probably referring to the slide you put in on to look at it under a microscope.
What does wbc and epithelial cells in sputum mean?
Wbc = inflamitory response, infection epithelial cells usually from lining in mouth and makes sputum sample inadequate for culture
Give the reason for passing bacterial smear through the flame before staining?
It dries the smear and fixes the cells to the slide
Pap smear is a clinical chemistry test?
A pap smear is a cytological test. It is not a chemical test.
How do you pronounce sputum?
Sputum
How do you take out sputum?
any medication for sputum?
What is sputum mug?
A sputum mug is also known as a sputum cup. It is a cup usually made of paper or thin cardboard to receive and isolate the sputum of a patient with respiratory disease.
What does rust colored sputum have to do with meningitis?
what does rust colored sputum have to do with menigitis
Is sputum another word for Phlegm?
Phlegm would be described as sputum only after it is expelled from the body. The word sputum literally means, that which has been spit.
Acid fast sputum?
Acid fast rods seen in sputum are diagnostic of tuberculosis.
What kind of sputum contains mucus and pus?
Mucopurulent sputum contains mucus and pus.
What is sputum ASB test?
It is actually a sputum AFB test (acid-fast bacilli).
What is the medical term for mucus expelled from the lower respiratory tract?
SPUTUM
What has the author Randall Clifford written?
Randall Clifford has written: 'The sputum' -- subject(s): Sputum
What is the difference between saliva and sputum?
sputum comes from a deep cough while saliva is only from the mouth
What is the process of expelling sputum from the chest?
Expectpration - "coughing up of mucus or sputum from the throat and respiratory tract"
