RT Book, Section
A1 Mayo, Mary M.
A1 Lechner, Andrew J.
A2 Lechner, Andrew J.
A2 Matuschak, George M.
A2 Brink, David S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1120131628
T1 Evaluating Sputum and Pleural Effusions
T2 Respiratory: An Integrated Approach to Disease
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071635011
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1120131628
RD 2024/04/18
AB Learning  ObjectivesThe  student  will  be  able  to  describe  the  best  method  for  sputum  collection  and  the  diagnostic  information  to  be  gained  from  its  analysis.The  student  will  be  able  to  recognize  the  special  stains  used  on  sputum  and  pleural  fluids  to  aid  in  making  a  diagnosis.The  student  will  be  able  to  list  the  characteristics  of  a  normal  pleural  fluid  and  mechanisms  for  the  formation  of  a  pleural  effusion.The  student  will  be  able  to  distinguish  between  an  exudate  and  a  transudate  and  list  laboratory  testing  used  to  make  such  a  determination.The  student  will  be  able  to  identify  the  major  cell  types  found  in  pleural  effusions  and  explain  how  these  correlate  with  various  disease  processes.