AUBF-Lec-Sputum&BAL Flashcards
Sputum is from the?
From upper and lower respiratory tract
Tracheobronchial secretions are a misture of?
mixture of plasma, electrolytes, mucin and water
added with:
-cellular exfoliations
-nasal and salivary gland secretions
-normal oral flora
Sputum normal flora reference range
<10 SEC/LPF and >25 WBC/LPF
Sputum preservative:
Ref or 10% formalin
Sputum Collection (5)
First morning sputum
24-hour
Throat Swab
Sputum induction
Tracheal Aspiration
Sputum Collection: Most preferred
First Morning Sputum
Sputum Collection: For volume measurement
24-hour
Sputum Collection: For pediatric patients
Throat swab
Sputum Collection: For non-cooperative patients
Sputum induction
Sputum Collection: For debilitated patients (unconscious patients)
Tracheal Aspiration
Macroscopic Examination of sputum includes?
VOLUME
ODOR
COLOR
CONSISTENCY
Decrease sputum volume is associated with conditions such as
Bronchial asthma
acute bronchitis
early pneumonia
stage of healing
Increase sputum volume is associated with conditions such as?
Bronchiectasis
lung abscess
edema
gangrene
tuberculosis
pulmonary hemorrhage
Normal odor of sputum
Odorless
Sputum odor when is Lung gangrene, advanced necrotizing tumors present
Foul or putrid
Sputum odor when Bronchiectasis, tuberculosis is present
Sweetish
Sputum odor when Necrosis, tumors, empyema is present
Cheesy
Sputum odor when Liver abscess, enteric Gram-negative bacterial infection is present
Fecal
Causes of Colorless or translucent sputum color
Made up of mucus only
Causes of White or yellow sputum color
Increase PUS (TB, bronchitis, jaundice, pneumonia)
Causes of Gray sputum color
Increase PUS and epithelial cells
Causes of Bright green or greenish sputum color
Increase Bile, P. aeruginosa infection, lung abscess
Causes of Red or Bright Red sputum color
Fresh blood or hemorrhage, TB, bronchiectasis
Causes of Anchovy sauce or rusty brown sputum color
Old blood, pneumonia, gangrene
Causes of Prune juice sputum color
Pneumonia, chronic lung cancer
Causes of Olive green or grass green sputum color
Cancer
Causes of Black sputum color
Inhalation of dust or dirt, carbon, charcoal, smoking, anthracosis
Causes of Rusty (with PUS) sputum color
Lobar pneumonia