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==Respiratory system diagnostic tests== | ==Respiratory system diagnostic tests== | ||
===Sputum examination=== | ===Sputum examination=== | ||
* Appearance, color, blood, smell | * Appearance, color, presence of blood, and smell | ||
** Colorless (Bronchitis) | ** Colorless ([[Bronchitis]]) | ||
** Green (pulmonary infection) | ** Green (pulmonary infection) | ||
** Red (carcinoma) | ** Red ([[carcinoma]]) | ||
** Frothy pink (pulmonary edema) | ** Frothy pink ([[pulmonary edema]]) | ||
** Black (pollutants) | ** Black (pollutants) | ||
* Order | * Order tests - Routine microscopy (gram and ZN stain), cytology, culture | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 24 May 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
In medicine, the respiratory examination is performed as part of a physical examination, or when a patient presents with a respiratory problem (dyspnea (shortness of breath), cough, chest pain) or a history that suggests a pathology of the lungs.
Respiratory system diagnostic tests
Sputum examination
- Appearance, color, presence of blood, and smell
- Colorless (Bronchitis)
- Green (pulmonary infection)
- Red (carcinoma)
- Frothy pink (pulmonary edema)
- Black (pollutants)
- Order tests - Routine microscopy (gram and ZN stain), cytology, culture
External links
- Respiratory exam - University of Florida
- Exam of the chest - University of Florida
- Respiratory exam - Respiratory Exam
- Lung sounds online at Emory University School of Medicine