Upon collection of a patient's sputum sample, the nurse documents that the sputum is pink and frothy. Sputum with these characteristics often indicates a diagnosis of:
A) Pulmonary edema
B) Bronchiectasis
C) Viral bronchitis
D) A lung abscess
Ans: A
Feedback: Profuse, frothy, pink material often indicates pulmonary edema. The nature of sputum can also indicate other respiratory conditions. Foul-smelling sputum and bad breath may indicate a lung abscess, bronchiestasis, or an infection. Thin, mucoid sputum frequently results from viral bronchitis. Also an increase in sputum production over time may indicate the presence of chronic bronchitis or bronchiestasis.
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