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Elevated in bronchoalveolar lavag1
- We sought to determine whether pepsin, a marker of gastric aspiration, is elevated in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid obtained from patients during acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, compared with that obtained in stable disease. (ersjournals.com)
Pneumonia5
- In particular, bronchoalveolar lavage is commonly used to diagnose infections in people with immune system problems, pneumonia in people on ventilators, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). (wikipedia.org)
- The concept of the protected bronchoalveolar lavage (PBAL) is to improve the diagnostic yield in bacterial pneumonia by unifying the high sensitivity of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and specificity of the protected specimen brush (PSB). (unboundmedicine.com)
- Bronchoalveolar lavage amylase levels can be a biomarker of aspiration pneumonia. (ers-education.org)
- Blind protected bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) could be an interesting tool in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intubated children, but its reproducibility has never been evaluated. (qxmd.com)
- Invasive aspergillosis and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) are less likely given the lack of constitutional symptoms, negative results for 1,3-beta-d-glucan and galactomannan on bronchoalveolar lavage, and radiographic findings that are more indicative of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) . (medscape.com)
BALf2
- We found that bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from 11 patients with idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (IPAP) suppressed the growth of peripheral blood monocytes and TF-1 cells, a cell line dependent on either GM-CSF or interleukin-3 (IL-3). (wiley.com)
- Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, inflammatory cells, and total protein concentration were analyzed in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). (lu.se)
Cytology2
- Although a definitive diagnosis is usually made by an open lung biopsy, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cytology may play a decisive role in the clinical work-up of these patients, and, in some cases, may spare a patient a more invasive diagnostic procedure. (nih.gov)
- Evaluation of bronchoscopic findings and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid cytology with regard to BAL fluid microbiology in critically ill patients. (ers-education.org)
Biopsy1
- The bronchoalveolar lavage has been described as a liquid biopsy, and, indeed, this is an apt description. (dvm360.com)
Sputum and bronchoalveolar1
- Sputum, induced sputum, and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) material are commonly used for diagnosing Pneumocystis jirovecii (previously classified as Pneumocystis carinii ) infections. (cdc.gov)
Lung9
- 2012). "An official American Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline: The clinical utility of bronchoalveolar lavage cellular analysis in interstitial lung disease" (PDF). (wikipedia.org)
- Exposure to peat dust: acute effects on lung function and content of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. (bmj.com)
- Solans EP, Yong S, Husain AN, Eichorst M, Gattuso P. Bronchioloalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of CMV pneumonitis in lung transplant recipients: an immunocytochemical study. (rush.edu)
- High frequency of K-ras codon 12 mutations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients at high risk for second primary lung cancer. (rush.edu)
- Novel Methods for the Analysis of Toxicants in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Samples from E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) Cases: Terpenes. (cdc.gov)
- To identify candidates for the postulated sarcoidosis-specific antigen, lung cells from 16 HLA-DRB1*0301pos patients were obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage. (jci.org)
- microRNA profiling in lung tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage of cigarette smoke-exposed mice and in COPD patients: a translational approach. (dokumen.tips)
- We investigated the miRNA profile of 523 miRNAs by stem-loop RT-qPCR in lung tissue and cell-free bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) supernatant of mice exposed to air or cigarette smoke (CS) for 4 or 24 weeks. (dokumen.tips)
- This document describes whole lung lavage - a procedure to 'wash out' the whole lung, not just sample part of it. (halfbakery.com)
Aspiration1
- Results of the microbiological culture/detection were assessed for viruses and bacteria in bronchial aspiration, bronchoalveolar lavage or both. (ersjournals.com)
Procedure3
- Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a procedure that is sometimes done during a bronchoscopy. (medlineplus.gov)
- Changing urea measurements during the bronchoalveolar lavage procedure confound the use of the urea (epithelial lining fluid) method for normalizing dilution factors. (ersjournals.com)
- Nocardiosis is usually an opportunistic a specimen obtained through an invasive infection and most commonly presents as procedure (e.g. bronchoalveolar lavage, pulmonary disease. (who.int)
Alveolar lavage fluid1
- We measured isoensyme levels of Adenosine Deaminase in Broncho-alveolar lavage fluid in smear(-) tuberculosis patients to evaluate if disease is active or sequelar. (thoracrespract.org)
Concentrations2
- Cytokine concentrations and neutrophil elastase activity in bronchoalveolar lavage and induced sputum from patients with cystic fibrosis, mild asthma and healthy volunteers. (qub.ac.uk)
- Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and IL-8 concentrations were measured by ELISA in both bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid and serum. (karger.com)
Clinical2
- Levels of lavage pepsin were compared in cases and controls, and were correlated with clinical features and disease course. (ersjournals.com)
- BACKGROUND--The relationship between cell types in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid and the clinical course of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has been the subject of several studies. (bmj.com)
Findings1
- O'Leary M, Cantley RL, Kluskens L, Gattuso P. Cytologic findings of acute leukemia in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. (rush.edu)
Bronchial1
- Fluid recoveries were significantly less in the GA group for both the bronchial and alveolar lavages. (nih.gov)
Idiopathic2
- Relationship between cells obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage and survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. (bmj.com)
- BACKGROUND: THIS is the first time that a bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NL-ratio) has been demonstrated in sarcoidosis and chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (cHP) than in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients. (minervamedica.it)
Diagnostic1
- Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) (also known as bronchoalveolar washing) is a diagnostic method of the lower respiratory system in which a bronchoscope is passed through the mouth or nose into an appropriate airway in the lungs, with a measured amount of fluid introduced and then collected for examination. (wikipedia.org)
Cytological1
- Cytological and bacteriological analyses of bronchoalveolar lavages (BAL) from 32 horses suffering from exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH) and from 10 healthy horses were performed. (hal.science)
Bronchoscopy1
- Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed in six subjects at the end of the working season and the results were compared with unexposed reference subjects. (bmj.com)
Specimens1
- When available, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid specimens were sent to CDC for laboratory testing. (cdc.gov)
Respiratory1
- Bronchoalveolar lavage can be a more sensitive method of detection than nasal swabs in respiratory molecular diagnostics, as has been the case with SARS-CoV-2 where bronchoalveolar lavage samples detect copies of viral RNA after negative nasal swab testing. (wikipedia.org)
Mutations1
- We aimed to investigate the level of mtDNA damage (deletions, mutations and changes in copy number) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cells from 10 preterm infants (27-30 weeks). (maastrichtuniversity.nl)
Patients3
- Lavage samples were obtained in a case-control study of well-characterised patients. (ersjournals.com)
- Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in bronchoalveolar lavage from IPF patients: a novel prognostic biomarker? (minervamedica.it)
- peptides bound to HLA-DR17 from bronchoalveolar lavage cells of sarcoidosis patients were analyzed in order to identify target antigens of the autoimmune response (see the related article beginning on page 3576). (jci.org)
Acute1
- We have demonstrated that a single, acute pulmonary exposure to a large quantity of Stachybotrys chartarum spores by intratracheal instillation causes severe injury detectable by bronchoalveolar lavage. (cdc.gov)
Leukocyte3
- Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed 12 to 18 hours after each race, and BAL fluid was analyzed for RBC and leukocyte counts and hemosiderin content. (avma.org)
- Biochemical indicators (albumin, myeloperoxidase, lactic dehydrogenase, hemoglobin) and leukocyte differentials in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and weight change were measured. (cdc.gov)
- Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed to determine epithelial and leukocyte counts, and protein content. (cdc.gov)
Sarcoidosis2
- Bronchoalveolar lavage in sarcoidosis. (maastrichtuniversity.nl)
- There is no single cell type present in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid that appears to be predictive for sarcoidosis. (maastrichtuniversity.nl)
MeSH1
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (rush.edu)
Mice2
- We tested the ability of the glucocorticoid budesonide and of the natural agent phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) to inhibit DNA damage in bronchoalveolar lavage cells (BAL) of CD-1 mice exposed to environmental cigarette smoke (ECS). (unige.it)
- After 55 days, infected diabetic mice exhibited fewer leukocytes in both peritoneal lavage fluid (PeLF) and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and reduced secretion of interleukin- (IL-) 6 in lungs. (hindawi.com)
Cells1
- The BAL fluid cell counts were related to fluid recovery, but airway neutrophils represented a higher percentage of BAL lavage fluid cells in the GA lavages, independent of differences in the volume of lavage fluid recovered. (nih.gov)
Characteristics1
- Objective -To determine the effects of an external nasal dilator strip on cytologic characteristics of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in racing Thoroughbreds. (avma.org)
Detection1
- Routine diagnosis relies on the detection of the fungus in the bronchoalveolar lavage, using stains (May Grunwald Giemsa or immunofluorescence) and Polymerase Chain Reaction. (centerwatch.com)
Airway1
- The effects of cigarette smoking on blood to airway pulmonary permeability to the low-molecular-weight solute urea were investigated, in an attempt to evaluate its use as a dilution marker for bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) studies. (ersjournals.com)
Cigarette smoke1
- Five healthy normal smokers who smoked a cigarette 10 min prior to undergoing a 3 x 60 mL bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), and five nonsmokers who also underwent BAL but without cigarette smoke exposure were studied. (ersjournals.com)
General1
- Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) can be performed with the patient undergoing either local or general anesthesia (GA). This study investigates whether the type of anesthesia affects BAL fluid and cell recovery. (nih.gov)
Children1
- Reproducibility of blind protected bronchoalveolar lavage in mechanically ventilated children. (qxmd.com)
Website1
- This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid" by people in this website by year, and whether "Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid" was a major or minor topic of these publications. (rush.edu)
Disease1
- serial bronchoalveolar lavage examinations may help document the course of disease. (msdmanuals.com)