Journal of Pulmonology and Clinical Research

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Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL):

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)can be performed during flexible bronchoscopy, has gained widespread acceptance as a minimally invasive method that gives important information about immunologic, inflammatory, and infectious processes happening at the alveolar level . Studies comparing BAL cellular constituents to cells obtained from open lung biopsy have been shown that the cell types and their state of activation are similar with either collection method. 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).It is the most common method wont to sample the epithelial lining fluid (ELF) and to work out the protein composition of the pulmonary airways. BAL has even been used therapeutically to get rid of mucus, improve airway ventilation, and reduce airway inflammation in conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP).

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