Sputum Cytology: How It Feels
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How It Feels
If you have discomfort when taking a deep breath or coughing, getting a sputum sample may be uncomfortable.
For information on how a bronchoscopy procedure feels, see the medical test Bronchoscopy.
| Last updated: | March 21, 2007 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Robert L. Cowie, MB, FCP(SA), MD, MSc, MFOM - Pulmonology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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