7.2 Sputum and BAL (Gross and microscopic Examination of sputum)) Flashcards
Recent hemorrhage
a. Red/bright red
b. Rust colored
c. Brown
d. Yellow/yellow green
e. Olive green/grass green
f. black
a
Decomposed hemoglobin
a. Red/bright red
b. Rust colored
c. Brown
d. Yellow/yellow green
e. Olive green/grass green
f. black
b
Pneumococcal pneumonia
a. Red/bright red
b. Rust colored
c. Brown
d. Yellow/yellow green
e. Olive green/grass green
f. black
b
Presence of pus (Pulmonary TB, chronic bronchitis
a. Red/bright red
b. Rust colored
c. Brown
d. Yellow/yellow green
e. Olive green/grass green
f. black
d
Congestive hear failure
a. Red/bright red
b. Rust colored
c. Brown
d. Yellow/yellow green
e. Olive green/grass green
f. black
c
Chronic lung CA
a. Red/bright red
b. Rust colored
c. Brown
d. Yellow/yellow green
e. Olive green/grass green
f. black
e
Dust partciles, carbon or charcoal, heavy smokers, anthracosis
a. Red/bright red
b. Rust colored
c. Brown
d. Yellow/yellow green
e. Olive green/grass green
f. black
f
Macroscopic structures
Rounded masses of fungal elements seen in Aspergillus infection
a. Cheesy masses
b. Dittrich plugs
c. Pneumoliths/Broncholiths/Lung stones
d. Bronchial casts
e. Mycetomas
e
Macroscopic structures
Branching tree-like casts seen in lobar pneumonia and fibrinous bronchitis
a. Cheesy masses
b. Dittrich plugs
c. Pneumoliths/Broncholiths/Lung stones
d. Bronchial casts
e. Mycetomas
d
Macroscopic structures
Small white or gray fragments from the calcification of infected and necrotic tissue within the bronchial cavity; seen in chronic PTB and histoplasmosis
a. Cheesy masses
b. Dittrich plugs
c. Pneumoliths/Broncholiths/Lung stones
d. Bronchial casts
e. Mycetomas
c
Macroscopic structures
Yellowish or gray caseous materials about the size of a pinhead that emit a foul odor when crushed
a. Cheesy masses
b. Dittrich plugs
c. Pneumoliths/Broncholiths/Lung stones
d. Bronchial casts
e. Mycetomas
b
Macroscopic structures
seen in bronchiectasis, putrid bronchitis, and bronchial asthma
a. Cheesy masses
b. Dittrich plugs
c. Pneumoliths/Broncholiths/Lung stones
d. Bronchial casts
e. Mycetomas
b
Microscopic structures
Colorless, round or pea-shaped; not significant but may be mistaken for BLASTOMYCES SPP.
a. Curschmann’s spirals
b. Myelin globules
c. Elastic fibers
d. Creola bodies
e. Carbon-laden or dust cells
b
Microscopic structures
Spirally twisted mucoid strands frequently coiled into little balls
a. Curschmann’s spirals
b. Myelin globules
c. Elastic fibers
d. Creola bodies
e. Carbon-laden or dust cells
a
Microscopic structures
Refractile fibers shed off during the coughing out process; indicates destructive disease
a. Curschmann’s spirals
b. Myelin globules
c. Elastic fibers
d. Creola bodies
e. Carbon-laden or dust cells
c
