ARP Atlases. 2007;1:17-47. The total number of leukocytes recovered by lavage is determined by examination of a sample of the pooled fluid with a hemocytometer. The cell counts are most accurate ...

Early diagnosis of COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, increases the quality of life of the patient and the efficacy of available treatments. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden ...

Elevated IL-26 levels in the nose of smokers with and without COPD may provide a simple method for early detection and ...

Scientists in Sweden have found a new and easy way to detect COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) early—by testing ...

Objectives: To identify an acute pulmonary injuryby bronchioalveolar lavage cytology and determinecausal relations with the Fraction of inspired Oxygen(FiO2), the pressure of the airways ...

Traditionally, treatment of PAP consists of placing the patient on a ventilator and performing a whole lung lavage under general anaesthesia. The process involves flushing the lungs individually ...

Early diagnosis of COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, increases the quality of life of the patient and the efficacy ...

Early diagnosis of COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, increases the quality of life of the patient and the efficacy of available treatments ...