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Elimination
GI, BM
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
11/15/2013

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Term
sigmoidoscopy
Definition
examines rectum and Sigmoid colon
Term
Colonscopy
Definition
examines colon to all the way to ileocecal valve
Term
sputum
Definition
mucus coughed up from the lower airways
Term
abnormal sputum :

blood-streaked sputum

(Hemoptysis)
Definition
inflammation of throat, bronchi; lung cancer;
Term
Pink sputum

(Hemoptysis)
Definition
- sputum evenly mixed with blood, from alveoli, small bronchi;
Term
massive blood


(Hemoptysis)
Definition
- cavitary tuberculosis of lung, lung abscess, bronchiectasis, infarction, embolism.
Term
abnormal sputum:

Rusty colored
Definition
pneumonia

usually caused by pneumococcal bacteria
Term
Abnormal sputum:

Foamy white sputum
Definition
may come from obstruction or even edema.
Term
Abnormal :
Frothy pink sputum
Definition
pulmonary edema
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