... (BAL) (also known as bronchoalveolar washing) is a diagnostic method of the lower respiratory system in ... "Therapeutic limited bronchoalveolar lavage with fiberoptic bronchoscopy as a bridging procedure prior to total lung lavage in a ... Bronchoalveolar lavage can be a more sensitive method of detection than nasal swabs in respiratory molecular diagnostics, as ... In particular, bronchoalveolar lavage is commonly used to diagnose infections in people with immune system problems, pneumonia ...

"American Thoracic Society - Bronchoalveolar Lavage". American Thoracic Society. Retrieved 8 September 2019. K.N. Priftis; M.B. ... Lipid-laden alveolar macrophages, also known as pulmonary foam cells, are cells found in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens ... Sacco, Oliviero; Fregonese, B.; Silvestri, M.; Sabatini, F.; Mattioli, G.; Rossi, G.A. (2000). "Bronchoalveolar lavage and ... "Bronchoalveolar lavage - indications and application". Paediatric Bronchoscopy. Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. p. 38 ...

Bronchoalveolar lavage typically shows prominent lymphocytosis. This mainly consists of cytotoxic T cells, with an elevated ...

Altraja A, Nigol K, Altraja S, Viitak A (2012-03-12). "Increased bronchoalveolar lavage fluid tin content in stannosis". Chest ... In comparison to health, non-tinning workers, the patient had significantly higher bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BLAF) ...

In 2018, a bronchoalveolar lavage technique was proposed for tuberculosis diagnosis in elephants. This technique is safer to ... "Bronchoalveolar lavage for diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in elephants". Epidemiology and Infection. 146 (4): 481-488. doi ...

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a procedure whereby a small volume of fluid is put into the airways in order sample the cells ... Cytopathology (examination under a microscope) of either a tracheal wash or a bronchoalveolar lavage sample can determine ... McKane, SA; Rose, RJ (10 June 2010). "Effects of exercise intensity and training on bronchoalveolar lavage cytology". Equine ... Doucet, Michele Y.; Viel, Laurent (May 2002). "Alveolar Macrophage Graded Hemosiderin Score from Bronchoalveolar Lavage in ...

... by bronchoalveolar macrophages isolated from human bronchoalveolar lavage washings; and by the human H295R adrenocortical cell ... and that 5-oxo-ETE is present in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from cats with experimentally induced asthma; these findings ...

From bronchoalveolar lavage of cystic fibrosis patients in Iran". Italian Journal of Pediatrics. 45 (1): 118. doi:10.1186/ ...

Some lacritin was reported in lung bronchoalveolar lavage and plasma. In lacrimal gland, polarized lacrimal acinar cells appear ... Lacritin is a glycoprotein of the human tear film, and to a lesser extent of saliva, lung lavage and plasma. It is mainly ...

"Mycoplasma alkalescens demonstrated in bronchoalveolar lavage of cattle in Denmark". Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. 49 (1): 2. ...

Comparison of Biomarkers in Exhaled Breath Condensate and Bronchoalveolar Lavage. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175(3): ... that is a problem with all methods of sampling the airway and lungs including sputum collection and bronchoalveolar lavage. ...

"Costs of Bronchoalveolar Lavage-Directed Therapy in the First 5 Years of Life for Children with Cystic Fibrosis". Journal of ... "Effect of Bronchoalveolar Lavage-directed Therapy on Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection and Structural Lung Injury in Children ... "Safety of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Young Children with Cystic Fibrosis". Pediatric Pulmonology. 43 (10): 965-72. doi:10.1002/ ... "Comparison of DNA Extraction Methods for Microbial Community Profiling with an Application to Pediatric Bronchoalveolar Lavage ...

"Vitamin E Acetate in Bronchoalveolar-Lavage Fluid Associated with EVALI". New England Journal of Medicine. 382 (8): 697-705. ...

Samples from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid specimens returned the highest sensitivity. The authors argued that CT scans showed ...

"Mycoplasma alkalescens demonstrated in bronchoalveolar lavage of cattle in Denmark". Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. 49 (1): 2. ...

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a well-tolerated diagnostic procedure in ILD. BAL cytology analyses (differential cell counts) ... "Significance of bronchoalveolar lavage for the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis". American Journal of Respiratory and ...

... can be found in bronchoalveolar lavage of approximately 70% of patients with sarcoidosis and is associated ... "Propionibacterium acnes DNA detected in bronchoalveolar lavage cells from patients with sarcoidosis". Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis, ...

The reported treatment of PAP using therapeutic bronchoalveolar lavage was in 1960 by Dr. Jose Ramirez-Rivera at the Veterans' ... Lung washings or tissue for histopathologic analysis are most commonly obtained using bronchoalveolar lavage and/or lung biopsy ... diagnosis using routinely processed smears of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid". Journal of Clinical Pathology. 50 (12): 981-4. doi ... and ultrastructural findings in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid". Diagnostic Cytopathology. 24 (6): 389-95. doi:10.1002/dc.1086. ...

Assessment of alveolar crystal burden in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid may aid diagnosis. For uncomplicated silicosis, chest x- ...

Inhaled pentamidine is mainly deposited into the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of the lungs. Metabolism: Pentamidine is ... When inhaled through a nebulizer, pentamidine accumulates in the bronchoalveolar fluid of the lungs at a higher concentration ...

The genome of P. jirovecii has been sequenced from a bronchoalveolar lavage sample. The genome is small, low in G+C content, ... "De Novo Assembly of the Pneumocystis jirovecii Genome from a Single Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Specimen from a Patient". mBio ...

1989). "Bronchoalveolar lavage study in victims of toxic gas leak at Bhopal" (PDF). Indian Journal of Medical Research. 90: 407 ...

... it is present in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from cats undergoing experimentally induced asthma; it stimulates the local ...

These other tests may include basic blood work, blood cultures, and bronchoalveolar lavage.[citation needed] The clinical ...

"Osteopontin is increased in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and bronchial tissue of smoking asthmatics". Cytokine. 61 (3): 713 ...

"Effect of Location, PH, and Temperature of Instillate in Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Normal Volunteers." ATSJournals (1983): n. ... "First Report of Isolation of Mycobacterium Elephantis from Bronchial Lavage of a Patient in Asia." JRSM Short Reports 2.4 (2011 ... but the testing of the patient's bronchial lavage found coccobacillary, acid-fast microbes. After further testing, the isolate ...

2001). "Human bronchoalveolar lavage fluid protein two-dimensional database: study of interstitial lung diseases". ...

Histopathology of lung biopsy or bronchoalveolar lavage may indicate lipid-laden macrophages. Laboratory results may show ...

The sample types were bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid samples (fluid samples collected from the lungs). The chemical was ...

The most suitable specimens are the sputum, or when clinically necessary, bronchoalveolar lavage or biopsy. Further biochemical ...