A large list of food that starts with A that can be used for many tasks. Click on any word in the list of food starting with A for the definition. NounsStarting.com
Colors of Mucus (Phlegm, Sputum). Phlegm may be clear (white), yellow/green, brown, grey, black, pink, orange, containing red streaks, or frothy. Phlegm is mucus (sputum) coughed up from the chest. It reveals inflammation in the respiratory organs below the vocal cords (voice box, windpipe, bronchi and lungs). From the color and density of phlegm, and accompanying symptoms, its cause may be suspected.
Sputum color guides antibiotic treatment in COPD. By Kirsty Oswald, medwireNews Reporter. Withholding antibiotic treatment from hospitalized chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) patients with nonpurulent sputum does not negatively affect outcomes, a pilot study shows.The authors say the findings could help refine treatment of COPD and reduce antibiotic use.he study included 73 COPD patients admitted to hospital for an exacerbation. Of these, 39 patients had purulent sputum, defined as a change in color from uncolored to yellow-green in the previous 72 hours.