Multiple Choice
How is the sputum of a viral infection different from the sputum of a bacterial infection?
A) There is more sputum production with viral conditions than bacterial infections.
B) The sputum is odorous with viral conditions and nonodorous with bacterial infections.
C) The sputum is yellow, green, or rust colored with bacterial infections and mucoid with viral.
D) The sputum is much thinner with bacterial infections and viscid with viral.
E) Viral pneumonia sputum is never blood streaked.
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