throat swab
Pharyngeal sample collection
A throat swab is a medical sample taken by rubbing a cotton-tipped stick against the back of the throat to collect cells or mucus for testing.
Throat swabs commonly test for strep throat or other infections: The doctor did a throat swab to check for strep.
The term also refers to the swab itself.
- strep testDiagnostic for bacterial pharyngitis
- tongue depressorFlat stick for viewing throat
- pharyngitisInflamed upper airway lining
- tonsillitisInflamed throat tissue
- SARS-CoV-2Pandemic-causing coronavirus species
say ahh · antibiotics · influenza virus · uvula · diphtheria · COVID-19 · viral infection · gag reflex · bacterial culture · lab results · thrush · rhinovirus · Epstein-Barr virus · petri dish · doctor's office · microscope slide · white blood cells · mononucleosis
- medical testsblood test, blood tests, CT scan, X-ray, urine tests
- throatpharynx, larynx, esophagus, tonsils, epiglottis
- nursing carevital signs, patient care, medication administration, wound care, patient assessment
- diagnostic testsantigen test, blood test, PCR test, rapid test, urine culture
- throat ailmentspharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, strep, swollen tonsils
- clinical skillsauscultation, palpation, percussion, physical exam, patient assessment
throat swabblood draw
Extracting blood for testing
spinal tap · lumbar puncture · stool sample · urine sample · bone marrow biopsy
throat swabspinal tap
Cerebrospinal fluid sampling procedure
lumbar puncture · tissue biopsy · blood draw · amniocentesis · liver biopsy