What Is A Bronchoscopy
Health Encyclopedia: Sputum Gram Stain
Gram stain of sputum
What the risks are
There are no risks unless a bronchoscopy is used to obtain the specimen.
Special considerations
The test may need to be repeated if the specimen produced contains only saliva from the mouth.
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By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...Each of these three above procedures is done via bronchoscopy. While we're at it, let's... Read more »
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Bronchoscopy
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy What the risks are The main risks from bronchoscopy are: Infection Bleeding from biopsy sites There is... Read more »Sputum stain for mycobacteria
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...bronchoscopic What the risks are The risks of a bronchoscopic culture are the same as for a bronchoscopy procedure and include bleeding, infection, perforation (hole) of the... Read more »Atelectasis
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