Sputum: Definition, colors, causes, and when to see a doctor
网页2024年1月22日 · The body produces mucus, also known as phlegm or sputum, to protect sensitive tissues in the airways. Changes in the sputum color, thickness, or quantity of phlegm may indicate a health...
About sputum | My Lungs My Life
网页Sputum may be clear or white and frothy (mucoid). Sputum which is slightly thicker and cloudy or opaque ( mucopurulent ). If you have an infection you may see the colour of your sputum getting darker with either a yellow or green tinge.
Bronchitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年7月31日 · Overview. Bronchitis is an inflammation of the lining of your bronchial tubes. These tubes carry air to and from your lungs. People who have bronchitis often cough up thickened mucus, which can be discolored. Bronchitis may start suddenly and be short term (acute) or start gradually and become long term (chronic).
Coughing Up Phlegm: Causes and Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
网页2023年1月20日 · Phlegm is a specific type of mucus that originates in your lungs and throat. It’s slightly thicker than the mucus that’s produced in your nose and sinuses. Another name for phlegm is sputum. Most of the time, coughing up phlegm isn’t a cause for concern. It helps clear irritants and infections from your lungs.
Typical Bacterial Pneumonia - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2023年7月31日 · The common symptoms of bacterial pneumonia include fever, cough, sputum production (may or may not be present). The color and quality of sputum provide the clue to microbiological etiology. Bacterial pneumonia …
Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice
网页2022年10月14日 · Bronchiectasis often presents with recurrent pulmonary infections, including a chronic daily productive cough with mucopurulent sputum production. High-resolution chest computed tomography is the confirmatory test. Diagnostic testing is geared towards identifying the underlying aetiology, as trea...
Types of sputum - Oxford Medical Education
网页What is the significance of different sputum types? Click here to learn how to do a full respiratory examination and here for other medical exams. Click here for medical student OSCE and PACES exam questions about the respiratory examination. Tweet.
Sputum Analysis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2023年2月20日 · Sputum culture is the most common test needed to be performed when the patient has pneumonia. It is used to identify the bacteria or fungi causing the airways or lung infection. Sputum smear microscopy is the initial step taken in laboratory sputum analysis. It is a fast and inexpensive technique, precisely, in resource-limited settings.
Cough and Sputum Production - Clinical Methods - NCBI Bookshelf
网页Mucous sputum is clear or translucent and viscous, containing only small numbers of microscopic elements. Purulent sputum is off-white, yellow or green, and opaque. It indicates the presence of large numbers of white blood cells, especially neutrophilic granulocytes. In asthmatics, the sputum may look purulent from the eosinophilic cells.
Muco-Obstructive Lung Diseases | New England Journal of …
网页2019年5月15日 · Mucus that is accumulated in the trachea can be expectorated by cough as phlegm or sputum. 11 Mucus in the small airways cannot be cleared by cough and accumulates, forming the nidus for airflow...