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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Dr.  Indu Kumar MD

Got a Sputum test Done. Please comprehend the report for me: ACID FAST BACILLI SMEAR SPECIMEN SOURCE - SPUTUM ACID FAST BACILLI SMEAR - ACID FAST BACILLI NOT DETECTED CULTURE , SPUTUM SUSCEPTIBILITY ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

Hi sir i have slight green sputum with blood strain not always. When i caugh i dont get sputum. I have gastric and chestvburn. Some sputum greenish comes from my throat with blood strain what may b the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

have blood in sputum once in a while in the morning...thereafter the sputum is clear ...shortness in breath while climbing the steps feeling tired ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.  Raju A.T MD

I have safron colour in my sputum in the early morning only once. Then there is no such colour ... is normal. Got the sputum test for AFB. and no abnormality. But still the colour in my sputum early ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Raju A.T ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

Have had cough and cold for about a week. - throat ache - no persistent coughing, but have occasional sputum with cough - dry, blocked nose, yellowish sputum - NO headache, NO fever , NO other ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)

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i,m 25 year male,suffering from khaff(balgum) sputum,from 25 day.when i awake in morning come large sputum in mouth with some light black sputum mix with.few time come blood when i spit the... View answer

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Dr. Satnarain Bansal MD

I want to interpret my Sputum test culture report: CULTURE , SPUTUM SUSCEPTIBILITY CULTURE; SPUTUM SPECIMEN SOURCE SPUTUM GRAM S STAIN PUS CELLS: 8-10/LPF EPITHELIAL CELLS: 3-5/LPF GRAM POSITIVE... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Satnarain Bansal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Satnarain Bansal MD

I am suffering from pulmonary TB. My doctor suggested a sputum test. I have a container for collecting sputum sample. Two days ago when I tired to collect a sample, only saliva came out in the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Satnarain Bansal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sabarivel Janarthanan MD

May a sputum test be still valuable after cough has abated? Where patient has been taking prednisone 3O Corticosteroid ) 1 tablet each day for a week, will a sputum test still be worthwhile after ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sabarivel Janarthanan ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr.     Ivan R. Rommstein MD

have noticed blood in sputum. Hi, I am an asthma patient for 64 yrs daily meds include Salbutamol or Advair inhaled corticosteroid. over the past three years I have noticed blood in my sputum ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)