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Different method of examination of different disease and treatment

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This lecture document explains different disease likeBronchial asthma, Acute Bronchitis, Chronic Bronchitis. Pulmonary emphysema. How to identify them, find the symptoms, clinical features, causes, classifications, complains, complications, physical examination spirometry and many more. Students...

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  • October 2, 2023
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  • 2023/2024
  • Class notes
  • T. p. pronko
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  • BLG1501 - Basic Biology
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Lecture 7.
Bronchial asthma. Acute
Bronchitis. Chronic Bronchitis.
Pulmonary emphysema.

T.P. Pronko

, Sputum analysis.
 Sputum is collected in clear glass bottles with
caps. The amount of daily sputum is taken for
bacteriological and macroscopic and
microscopic analysis. The patient should
clean his teeth and rinse his mouth before
expectoration sputum into the glass bottles.
 Sputum consists of mucus, serous fluid and
parasites. Analysing sputum helps to establish
the aetiology of certain diseases.

, The macroscopic study of sputum

 measuring the quantity of the sputum,
 determing its odor,
 consistency,
 character,
 colour,
 presence of various admixtures.

, Quantity of the sputum.
 Patients with acute bronchitis, bronchial
asthma, pneumonia expectorate sputum in
meager quantities.
 Patient with lung abscess, bronchiectasis
expectorate to 0,5 litre and more per day.

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