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Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti MD

Hello Dear Doctor! I just used a toilet paper which was soaked with saliva and Sputum, and also I am not sure if it was socked with fluid as well. So I had a pee; than, I mistakenly used from public ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Hariom Sharma MD

we spoted blood in saliva of my wife...There is no other symptoms. .it is not constant however as and when she try to spit cough we spot blood in it. Kindly advice what could be the possible reason ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hariom Sharma ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Deepika Patil MD

it; then, I realized that paper was wet, so when I unfolded the paper I saw the sputum. Then, I ... cleaned layer of the tissue, which had sputum inside it that is why I did not see. Hypotthetecly, lets say ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepika Patil ( General Surgeon)
Dr. S Patra MD

i'm a female 27 years old woman. From mid-July or so, I started to find small traces of blood in the saliva just popping up (no cough, as if they were capillaries). In the following days I started to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S Patra ( OBGYN)
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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)

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collecting sputum sample. Two days ago when I tired to collect a sample, only saliva came out in the ... container. Now my concern is, will the sputum sample be useful even when it has got mixed with... View answer

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Dr.       Honey Arora MD

At times I taste blood in my saliva. Next I spit it out, a few times, and the saliva is mainly white, just slightly light pinkish, never strong red from blood. After a good rinse, the blood is gone ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Honey Arora ( Dentist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

spoutum smear test. but spoutum is nt coming out its jus a saliva which they dont test............ cn u ... i had medical examination , then there is a repeat for TB test n i m positive . then... View answer

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

Hi i have a friend that has a 25 yr old child who has multiple health issues including a trach she obtained a sputum culture a few days ago and the lab said it had too much salivia in it the sample was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

i had cabg two months ago. for the past one month i am having dry cough with frothy white sputum. I ... seconds and i spit white frothy saliva. can you suggest a remedy ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)