sputum color – Flashcards

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clear/ translucent
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normal if thin
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white/ gray
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asthma, chronic bronchitis
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yellow
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infection- WBC's present
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green
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gram negative bacteria
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green and foul smelling
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pseudomonas
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brown/ dark red
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old blood
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bright red
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new blood
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pink and frothy
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pulmonary edema
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purulent
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thick, colored, sticky, may contain pus cells
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Mucoid
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thick, clear- airway diseases
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hemoptysis
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blood or blood streaked sputum- massive greater than or equal to 300mL- causes; lung cancer, tb, trauma, pulmonary embolism, infection
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