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Chronic cough and sputum production predict COPD exacerbation by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert By Philip Ford Chronic production of cough and sputum are closely linked to exacerbations... and sputum production are important manifestations in COPD subjects, available data are mostly based...
Optical Scanning of Sputum Smears to Detect Tubercle Bacilli by Bruce Friedman Patient Expert must take a sample of sputum coughed up from the lungs, stain it and inspect it under a microscope for the telltale...
The Low-Down on Chewing-and-Spitting by Melissa H. Patient Expert So those of you following my blog know that chewing-and-spitting has been one of my two main disordered eating issues (along with midnight eating). I know how gross it is, how sick it sounds, and how wrong it is. But many
4 month yr old constantly spitting up by Ben L. Naturopathic Doctor Spitting up I have a four month old little girl who is contantly spitting up; sometimes hours after she eats. I have already been told that she is gaining a sufficient amount of weight and it doesn' t seem to be reflux by
Eat, Spit and be Merry=) by livingfree Patient Expert Okay, that has got to be the dumbest post title EVER! BUT, they all pertain to my day so far. I’ll start with the ’spit’ because I know that one had to have gotten your attention As many of you know, I have been strug
BLEH! by Nathan L. Patient Expert This may be TMI for you, but here's what it looks like after Gwyneth spits up all over her shirt... BLEH! Nate
The Leslie Street Spit, Oldsquaw and More by Ruth K. Patient Expert The Leslie St. Spit, Lake Ontario On Easter Saturday, The Becka and I went to Toronto to visit a good friend I have known since we were nine years old. We don't get together often, but when we do, it is as if we have ha
Blood, spit and tears...more sa ... by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven   Blood, spit and tears...more saliva based tests in the works...even a potential test for breast cancer by use of saliva testing...BD  CHICAGO - U.S. researchers have identified all 1,116 unique proteins found in human s
A spitting image of yours truly ... by Randy P. Patient Expert A spitting image of yours truly at the same age. I love this bloggerbot thingy for posting photos. 
He's a boy. by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Charlie's new trick? Spitting. Not just spitting, no, that wouldn't be irritating enough. He loves to take several bites, chew them up, then send them spraying. He did this last night, so we put him in the crib for time-out.

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How do you give a sputum sample?
My pulmonologist wants me to give a sputum sample to test my sputum eosinophils so we can get a better picture of what's going on in my lungs. I'm wondering: how do you give a sputum sample if your cough is normally nonproductive? What's involved with this procedure? I...crap

spit or swallow which is safer ? (SPIT OR SWALLOW, 2010)
what is safer to spit or to swallow ? is it safe to spit ? can you still get an std from if you spcrap

hiv from a smoothie
Hi,My boyfriend ran into an old "enemy" of his who was working at a smoothie bar. What if this person decided to spit in the smoothie while he was making it and the sputum had blood in it? Would there be any risk to my boyfriend from drinking the smoothie, especially since the drink is cold and not open...crap

Spit Happens
    Have you seen those little bibs that read, “Spit Happens”? Just about all babies spit upcrap

How to Clean Up the Spit Up
  It may be hard to believe how much a little baby can spit up and vomit. Some babies with acicrap

Going the wrong way??
Helloooo, I have been on the spit for about 6 months. I started on 5's and in a month changed tcrap

cancer!
Hi, I am a nevous 24 year old who has recently developed red-streaked spit in the morning for the crap

blood in sputum.....pneumona?
sputum with blood, with a constricting feeling in my throat, and a feeling of heat at the base... in sputum is indicative of pneumonia. What is your opinion and what are the chances of my catching... in sputum.....pneumona? The most common reason for blood in sputum is indeed bronchitis. Blood...crap

OCD may get the best of me
I was getting gas and about half way through ,I noticed someone had spit on the ground. Suppose thcrap

swallow or spit (SPIT OR SWALLOW, 2009)
hi, is it safe to swallow the cum from a guy? some says its okay but I want to be assured Robert Jcrap