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Bronchoalveolar lavage

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Abstract

Bronchoalveolar lavage is used to investigate coughing and suspected bronchial or alveolar disease, or to obtain a sample for cytology and bacteriology

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Figure B.36: Equipment for a bronchoalveolar lavage includes a lavage catheter and a sample trap.
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Figure B.37: Anatomy of the lungs. (Reproduced from the ) Drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission
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Figure B.38: A lavage catheter should be passed through the biopsy channel of an endoscope and enter a distal airway in order to perform a bronchoalveolar lavage.
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Figure B.39: The ‘blind’ bronchoalveolar lavage technique involves inserting a lavage catheter into a distal airway without the use of an endoscope.
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Figure B.40: Fluid sample recovered following bronchoalveolar lavage.
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