What Is Copious Sputum Production
A Sudden-Onset Production of Copious Purulent Sputum May Indicate Rupture of a Lung Abscess into a Bronchus. C) Foul-Smelling Sputum: Usually Present in...
A sudden-onset production of copious purulent sputum may indicate rupture of a lung abscess into a bronchus. c) Foul-smelling sputum: Usually present in anaerobic infection. Consider abscess and food aspiration.
What causes copious amounts of mucus?
Excess mucus, sometimes referred to as chronic mucus hypersecretion or chronic sputum production, can be caused by a wide range of factors, from allergies to an infection, cigarette smoke exposure to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
What type of diseases produce a lot of sputum?
Mucus in the lungs is known as phlegm or sputum. It is a common symptom in chronic lung diseases such as COPD (including chronic bronchitis and emphysema), cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, NTM lung disease or asthma.
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