Sputum Flashcards
What conditions cause mucoid to be opalescent or white?
- Chronic bronchitis (without infection)
- Asthma
What conditions cause mucopurulent to be slightly discoloured, but not frank pus?
- Bronchiectasis
- Cystic fibrosis
- Pneumonia
What condition causes purulent to be thick, viscous and yellow/dark green - brown/rusty/redcurrant jelly coloured?
Haemophilus
What condition causes purulent to be thick, viscous and dark green/ brown coloured?
Pseumococcus
What conditions cause purulent to be thick, viscous and rusty coloured?
- Pseumococcus
- Mycoplasma
What condition causes purulent to be thick, viscous and redcurrant jelly coloured?
Klebsiella
What condition causes frothy pink or white sputum?
Pulmonary oedema
What conditions cause haemoptysis to be ranging from blood specks to frank blood, old blood (dark brown)?
- Infection (tuberculosis, bronchiectasis)
- Infarction
- Carcinoma
- Vasculitis
- Trauma
- Coagulation disorders
- Cardiac disease
What conditions cause sputum to be black specks in mucoid secretions?
- Smoke inhalation (fires, tobacco, heroin)
- Coal dust
