The initial sputum sample was obtained from Betty in your
office. The nurse gave Betty a cup and told her to spit in the cup. The
lab rejected the sample. After you mentioned that could not be possible
the lab scanned in one representative low-power field of the sputum sample.
See image below.
What was wrong with this sputum sample? Click on image above to find an
answer.
Betty was then taught how to give you a sputum sample. Sputum
samples was obtained and sent to the lab.
