sputum culture
Posted By: ginny on 2008-04-08
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sputum bact. culture
Subject: sputum bact. culture
did you mean for C&S? sputum for culture and sensitivity?
Subject: did you mean for C&S? sputum for culture and sensitivity?
C&S sputum? culture and sensitivity?
Subject: C&S sputum? culture and sensitivity?
Sputum culture shows S/L cominceal
Subject: Sputum culture shows S/L cominceal
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Sputum culture did show s/l lite-no-morris trophor as well. Any help, please?
Subject: Sputum culture did show s/l lite-no-morris trophor as well. Any help, please?
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cough productive of clear, "foamish" sputum, but no discolored sputum. sm
Subject: cough productive of clear, "foamish" sputum, but no discolored sputum. sm
Should i type foamish or change to foamy?
candidiasis culture or anus culture? I'm just guessing here.
Subject: candidiasis culture or anus culture? I'm just guessing here.
Maybe CNS sputum or of sputum? nm
Subject: Maybe CNS sputum or of sputum? nm
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sputum for ...
Subject: sputum for ...
 pneumocystis and "Gerovasi" ??
sputum for
Subject: sputum for
s/l E-CO-ECKY ??
s/l VI colonization in the sputum
Subject: s/l VI colonization in the sputum
Any ideas for VI?
could it be endo-sputum??
Subject: could it be endo-sputum??
s/l emshilani in sputum. TIA nm
Subject: s/l emshilani in sputum. TIA nm
"Guany sputum"
Subject: "Guany sputum"
s/l "guany" sputum. Is guany right?
Thanks in advance!
Mucosal or sputum thickening?
Subject: Mucosal or sputum thickening?
nm
Most likely hemoptysis -- blood in sputum. sm
Subject: Most likely hemoptysis -- blood in sputum. sm
Here is a good review of systems link:
http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/epc97/handouts/ros.html
all it says is AFB and endo-sputum (?) were negative x3
Subject: all it says is AFB and endo-sputum (?) were negative x3
Remember this one? It was induced sputum.
Subject: Remember this one? It was induced sputum.
Complete laboratories? Sputum specimen? What comes before this? nm
Subject: Complete laboratories? Sputum specimen? What comes before this? nm
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Sputum sample: s/l H-Priori, s/l Staphoria
Subject: Sputum sample: s/l H-Priori, s/l Staphoria
The patient had a sputum sample obtained, which was found to be positive for s/l H-Priori and s/l Staphoria.
Help? Is staphoria equal to staph aureus? Thanks!!!
verbatim or not, I'd give 'em pus-like sputum
Subject: verbatim or not, I'd give 'em pus-like sputum
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I would have changed it to purulent sputum. (nmsg)
Subject: I would have changed it to purulent sputum. (nmsg)
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Could be stuttering on just "a sputum" with the "for cytology or CNS"
Subject: Could be stuttering on just "a sputum" with the "for cytology or CNS"
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Sputum shows a few s/l polymorphil leukocytes sm
Subject: Sputum shows a few s/l polymorphil leukocytes sm
cannot reference polymorphil anywhere. TIA
Could be that the rhinorrhea is green and not sputum from the cough, I would flag, just me...
Subject: Could be that the rhinorrhea is green and not sputum from the cough, I would flag, just me...
they do acid-fast smears on sputum, etc. Here is link from labcorp.com.
Subject: they do acid-fast smears on sputum, etc. Here is link from labcorp.com.
Acid-Fast (Mycobacteria) Broth-Based Culture and Smear and Susceptibility |
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Number |
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182675 |
CPT |
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87015; 87116; 87206 |
Related Information |
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Acid-Fast (Mycobacteria) Antibiotic Susceptibilities
Default Test Order for Ambiguous Orders
Organism Identification, Mycobacteria |
Synonyms |
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Blood Mycobacteria Culture ; Culture, Acid-Fast (Sputum, Tissue, Urine, and Gastric Contents) ; Culture, Blood, Mycobacteria ; Mycobacteria Culture (Sputum, Tissue, Urine, and Gastric Contents) |
Test Includes |
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Mycobacteria culture (AFB) and smear when appropriate; smears are not performed on blood or when there is less than 2 mL of cerebrospinal fluid. Susceptibility testing [test 088161] is performed at an additional charge when Mycobacterium spp is recovered. Culture and identification (additional charges/CPT code[s] may apply). CPT coding for microbiology and virology procedures often cannot be determined before the culture is performed. Requests with only a written order and no test number indicated will be processed according to Default Test Order for Ambiguous Orders . |
Specimen |
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First morning sputum (not saliva) (three separate specimens from three separate days are recommended), fasting gastric aspirate, induced sputum, whole blood, tissue, biopsy, bronchial aspirate, urine, skin, cerebrospinal fluid, bone marrow, body fluid, stool. Swabs of exudate from skin sources are acceptable, otherwise, swab specimens should not be submitted. Collect aspirate using sterile, nonbacteriostatic saline or other noninhibitory medium. Do not send syringe. It will be rejected. |
Sputum cultures have come back negative for fungus "asp a sill ae". nm
Subject: Sputum cultures have come back negative for fungus "asp a sill ae". nm
culture
Subject: culture
Staph culture
ENT culture help
Subject: ENT culture help
Cultures from endoscopic sinus surgery grew out (sounds like "H-Lu"). Any help would be appreciated. He mentioned it was rare, but it seems to be so rare that I can't find it in my references! Thanks!!!
O&P and culture
Subject: O&P and culture
Means ova and parasites and culture.
UA C&S (culture and sensitivity). nm
Subject: UA C&S (culture and sensitivity). nm
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urine culture
Subject: urine culture
urine culture that has shown sl-BRE
what else did the culture show. sm
Subject: what else did the culture show. sm
sometimes you can Google the organisms etc.
viral culture maybe?
Subject: viral culture maybe?
nm
C&S - culture and sensitivity?
Subject: C&S - culture and sensitivity?
reL s/l culture soft
Subject: reL s/l culture soft
"culture and sensitivity was Staphylococcus, coag. negative" maybe? or staph/coag?
May be C&S, culture and sensitivity.
Subject: May be C&S, culture and sensitivity.
C&S (culture and sensitivity)
Subject: C&S (culture and sensitivity)
Need help with lab/urine culture.
Subject: Need help with lab/urine culture.
Culture was done of her urine and it revealed less than 10,000 s/l colonies per mill. Is colonies correct? Would she mean per million?
Bronchoscopy culture... sm
Subject: Bronchoscopy culture... sm
Pt had positive culture for Aspergillus, Penicillium, and *tesalomysis/pesalomycis.* Audio is scratchy, but I think I hear a T beginning instead of P.
Thanks for any help!
s/l glipSEEella on her culture
Subject: s/l glipSEEella on her culture
wound culture
Subject: wound culture
Not so good with these terms and need some help. Here's the sentence:
"The origional wound culture was "perodius and robulus" and staph coag negative."
Check out the middle two words in quotes. Thanks!!!
culture results
Subject: culture results
when referring to culture results - is the lower or upper case form of "pseudomonas" "lactobacillus" and "enterococcus" used?
urine culture for TB?
Subject: urine culture for TB?
I first thought he said this: Probably I need to obtain the urine for a kidney culture. Then when I listened this morning it sounded like TB? Is this correct?
ATMs? and Fell? Culture
Subject: ATMs? and Fell? Culture
In the examination section Dr states s/l "ATMs" are normal and glossy. And also in the PLAN Dr states Will check s/l "Fell" culture. Thank you in advance.
this culture was of an area of folliculitis
Subject: this culture was of an area of folliculitis
culture was only coag neg staph and
Subject: culture was only coag neg staph and
s/l and dipiloid or indipiloid
Urine C and S, as in culture and sensitivities??
Subject: Urine C and S, as in culture and sensitivities??
nm
Reflex is a type of culture for U/A / nm
Subject: Reflex is a type of culture for U/A / nm
sounds like culture soft
Subject: sounds like culture soft
Doc says culture soft showed staph egg negative.
I know this is crazy. I have never done this doc before and he mumbles "BIG TIME".
My two questions in this sentence is the word after culture. It sounds like he is saying culture soft. My next question is staph .... sounds like egg.. or staphcoegg.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I guess I need to stop for tonight. To late on a Sunday night to try and understand a new doc. 
nevermind, I believe C&S, culture and sensitivity. thank you
Subject: nevermind, I believe C&S, culture and sensitivity. thank you
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