Sputum
Sputum: Introduction
Sputum: The phlegm like substance that is expelled from the bronchi, trachea, and lungs.
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See detailed information below for a list of 24
causes of Sputum, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Sputum:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Sputum.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Sputum
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Sputum: Symptom Checker
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Sputum Treatments
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Sputum
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Vomiting
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- SPUTUM
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Vomiting
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Vomiting
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Nausea and Vomiting
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Vomiting
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Vomiting
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Vomiting
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- SPUTUM
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Sputum: Medical Mistakes
Sputum: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Sputum
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Sputum: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Sputum
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Definitions of Sputum:
Sputum: , pl. sputaAlthough the sense of the Latin word includes spittle or saliva, in medical usage sputum refers to secretions expelled from the lower respiratory tract. (1) Expectorated matter, especially mucus or mucopurulent matter expectorated in diseases of the air passages.expectoration (1). (2) An individual mass of such matter. [L. sputum, fr. spuo, pp. sputus, to spit]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Mucus material produced by the cells lining the respiratory tract.
- (Source - CRISP)
Mucus and other matter brought up from the lungs by coughing.
- (Source - National Cancer Institute)
Detailed list of causes of Sputum
The list below shows some of the causes of Sputum mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Sputum
How Common are these Causes of Sputum?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Sputum.
Of the 24
causes of Sputum that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 1
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 3
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 19
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 24
causes of Sputum
Conditions listing symptoms: Sputum:
The following list of conditions
have 'Sputum' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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COPD
... sputumP
Pneumonia
... sputumPulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
... chunky sputum
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Causes of Sputum Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Sputum based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Classifications of Sputum:
Medical Conditions associated with Sputum:
Sputum symptoms (244 causes), Cough (1217 causes), Wet cough (257 causes), Lung symptoms (1477 causes), Respiratory symptoms (3282 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes)
Symptoms related to Sputum:
Saliva symptoms (379 causes), Blood in sputum (143 causes), Dry mouth (226 causes), Drooling (379 causes), Acute pulmonary oedema, Bronchiectasis, Lung abscess (4 causes), Empyema with pleuro-bronchial fistula, Pleural empyema, Cyst (57 causes), Mediastinal abscess, Subphrenic abscess, Intrahepatic abscess
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