During a symptom analysis, a patient describes his productive cough and states his sputum is thick and yellow. Based on these data, the nurse suspects which factor as the cause of these symptoms?

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Bacteria usually produce sputum that is yellow or green in color. A virus usually produces a nonproductive cough. An allergy usually produces clear sputum. A fungus usually produces few symptoms. The sputum used to diagnose the fungus is obtained from tracheal aspiration rather than the patient coughing up the sputum.

During a Symptom Analysis, a Patient Describes His Productive Cough