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Smartvest...Is it helpful in eliminating sputum?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 21 12:46pm | Replies (56)
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@reneemc

I’m curious in how did they nebulize you? I can’t produce sputum and wondered if they had a way to force it?

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alleycatkate | @alleycatkate | Jan 7 12:05pm

@reneemc Hi there. Just saw your response to Karissy. I'm wondering if they used a higher percentage (7%) saline solution and not a 3% solution. ?? The 7% is stronger.

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pacathy | @pacathy | Jan 8 9:20am

I went to Mayo last March to get a diagnosis and plan after having CT’s suggesting MAC lung. I very seldom get out mucus and couldn't there. They sent me to Respiratory Therapy to try to get one using bronchodilator, 3% saline and 7%. I got a little blood out, but it was an inadequate speciman so they did a bronchoscopy and got a speciman from the R middle lobe. It did not grow out MAC. Btw, RT told me it was pretty common for patients to fail to get a sputum with induction if they produce little.

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