Further Testing Flashcards
1
Q
White frothy (could be?)
A
Secretions
2
Q
White, thick stringy, mucoid (could be?)
A
Asthma
3
Q
Yellow sputum
A
Acute infection
4
Q
Green Sputum
A
Old retained secretions
5
Q
Red sputum
A
“Frank” blood
6
Q
Brown sputum
A
Old blood
7
Q
Benefit of gram stain?
A
Quick
Narrows antibiotic
8
Q
Gram-positive
A
Streptococcus
Staphylococcus
9
Q
Gram-negative
A
Klebsiella pneumonia
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Haemophilus influenzae
Legionella pneumophila