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Results 1 - 10 of 56 for Abnormal sputum
  1. Sputum Culture: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... include those that cause: Pneumonia Bronchitis Tuberculosis An abnormal sputum culture result may also mean a flare-up ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/sputum-culture - Medical Tests
  2. How Cancer is Diagnosed From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Laboratory Tests/Start Here ... Laboratory Tests ... Cancer/Diagnosis and Tests ... Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Learn about ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/diagnosis-staging/diagnosis - External Health Links
  3. Sputum culture 
    If the sputum sample is abnormal, the results are called "positive." Identifying bacteria, fungi, or viruses in the sputum may help diagnose the cause ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003723.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. What You Need to Know About Tuberculosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF  
    Tuberculosis/Patient Handouts ... Tuberculosis ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... tuberculosis, inactive TB, Active TB ... PDF
    https://www.cdc.gov/tb/media/pdfs/What_You_Need_to_Know_About_TB.pdf - External Health Links
  5. About Active Tuberculosis Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Tuberculosis/Specifics ... Tuberculosis ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... People with TB disease have a large amount of active TB germs in their body.
    https://www.cdc.gov/tb/about/active-tuberculosis-disease.html - External Health Links
  6. Advances in Lung Cancer Research From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Lung Cancer/Statistics and Research ... Lung Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Learn what's new in lung cancer research ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/types/lung/research - External Health Links
  7. Sputum Gram stain 
    ... no bacteria were seen in the sample. The sputum is clear, thin, and odorless.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003765.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Tests for Lung Carcinoid Tumors (American Cancer Society)  
    Carcinoid Tumors/Diagnosis and Tests ... Carcinoid Tumors ... American Cancer Society ... Certain signs and symptoms might suggest that a person may have a lung carcinoid ...
    https://www.cancer.org/.../how-diagnosed.html - External Health Links
  9. Breath sounds 
    ... symptoms do you have? The provider usually discovers abnormal breath sounds. You may not even notice them. The following tests may be done: Analysis of a sputum sample ( sputum culture , sputum Gram stain ) Blood tests ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007535.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Histoplasmosis - acute (primary) pulmonary 
    ... if symptoms are severe or you have an abnormal immune system) Complete blood count (CBC) with differential Chest CT scan Chest x-ray (might show a lung infection or pneumonia) Sputum culture (this test often does not show the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000098.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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