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  2. Bronchoalveolar lavage - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Bronchoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Obtaining targeted deep respiratory samples by bronchoalveolar lavage or protected specimen brush for the diagnosis or exclusion of pneumonia; Evaluation of alveolar cytopathology to identify inflammatory conditions or Alveolar haemorrhage; Direct inspection of the tracheal muscoa for pulmonary aspergillosis or similar invasive mould infections

  4. Whole lung lavage - Wikipedia

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    Whole lung lavage (WLL), also called lung washing, is a medical procedure in which the patient's lungs are washed with saline (salt water) by filling and draining repeatedly. It is used to treat pulmonary alveolar proteinosis , in which excess lung surfactant proteins prevent the patient from breathing.

  5. Lipid-laden alveolar macrophage - Wikipedia

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    Lipid-laden alveolar macrophages, also known as pulmonary foam cells, [2] are cells found in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens that consist of macrophages containing deposits of lipids (fats). [3] The lipid content of the macrophages can be demonstrated using a lipid targeting stain like Oil Red O or Nile red.

  6. Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    The bronchoalveolar lavage in organizing pneumonia shows a lymphocytic predominant inflammation of the alveoli with increases in neutrophils and eosinophils. [9] Resolution of inflammatory cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage is usually delayed in organizing pneumonia, lagging behind clinical and radiographic improvement. [9]

  7. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis - Wikipedia

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    The standard treatment for PAP is whole-lung lavage [16] [17] [18] and supportive care. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Whole lung lavage is a procedure performed under general anesthesia, in which one lung is pumped with oxygen (ventilated lung), and the other lung (non-ventilated lung) is filled with a warm saline solution (up to 20 L) and drained ...

  8. Ventilator-associated pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of lung infection that occurs in people who are on mechanical ventilation breathing machines in hospitals. As such, VAP typically affects critically ill persons that are in an intensive care unit (ICU) and have been on a mechanical ventilator for at least 48 hours.

  9. Exhaled breath condensate - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] Dilution is an issue that is a problem with all methods of sampling the airway and lungs including sputum collection and bronchoalveolar lavage. Suggestions to allow for dilution include using a denominator such as protein, urea or conductivity, [ 11 ] but no single method is universally accepted at present.