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However, when the symptoms are not obvious, pertussis may be difficult to diagnose. In very young infants, the symptoms may be caused by pneumonia instead.To know for sure, the health care provider may take a sample of mucus from the nasal secreti...
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The presence of a pertussis-like cough along with an increase of certain specific white blood cells(lymphocytes) is suggestive of pertussis(whooping cough). However, cough can occur from other pertussis-like viruses.
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Other viruses and tuberculosis infections can cause symptoms similar to those found during the paroxysmal stage. The presence of a pertussis-like cough along with an increase of certain specific white blood cells(lymphocytes) is suggestive of pert...
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The presence of a pertussis-like cough along with an increase of certain specific white blood cells(lymphocytes) is suggestive of pertussis(whooping cough). However, cough can occur from other pertussis-like viruses.
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A throat swab culture is a laboratory test done to isolate and identify organisms that may cause infection in the throat.You will be asked to tilt your head back and open your mouth wide. The health care provider rubs a sterile cotton swab along t...
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A throat culture is a technique for identifying disease bacteria in material taken from the throat. Most throat cultures are done to rule out infections caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci, which cause strep throat.
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A throat culture is a technique for identifying disease-causing microorganisms in material taken from the throat. Most throat cultures are performed to identify infections caused by Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci, which cause strep throat.The...
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A throat culture is a microbiological procedure for identifying disease-causing bacterial organisms in material taken from the throat. A throat swab will capture the causative organism in most cases and the culture will allow the specific organism...
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Although many people assume that a sore throat means strep throat, most sore throats are not strep.
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Strep bacteria pass from one person to another through nose and throat fluids when an infected person coughs or sneezes or touches another person or object with a hand contaminated by these fluids.
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Nasopharyngeal culture is a sample of secretions from the uppermost part of the throat, behind the nose, to detect organisms that can cause disease.Culture- nasopharyngeal; Swab for respiratory viruses; Swab for Staph carriage.You will be asked to...
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A nasopharyngeal culture is a microbiology test used to identify pathogenic organisms present in the nasal cavity that may be the cause of an upper respiratory tract illness or may be transmitted by carriers to persons susceptible to infection.Som...
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A nasopharyngeal culture is used to identify pathogenic(disease causing) organisms present in the nasal cavity that may cause upper respiratory tract symptoms.Some organisms that cause upper respiratory infections are carried primarily in the naso...
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During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient''s body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems.
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A complete blood count(CBC) test measures the following:.The number of red blood cells(RBCs) The number of white blood cells(WBCs) The total amount of hemoglobin in the blood The fraction of the blood composed of red blood cells( hematocrit) The s...
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One of the most commonly ordered clinical laboratory tests, a blood count, also called a complete blood count(CBC), is a basic evaluation of the cells(red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets) suspended in the liquid part of the blood(pla...
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A complete blood count(CBC) is a series of tests used to evaluate the composition and concentration of the cellular components of blood. It consists of the following tests: red blood cell(RBC) count, white blood cell(WBC) count, and platelet count...
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The clinical laboratory test that evaluates the three main cellular components of peripheral blood(red cells, white cells, and platelets) is called the"complete blood count"(CBC). It is used commonly to assess whether a patient is anemic(low red c...
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A complete blood count(CBC) is a series of tests used to evaluate the composition and concentration of the cellular components of blood. It consists of the following tests: red blood cell(RBC) count, white blood cell(WBC) count, and platelet count...
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