Enhancing respiratory disease diagnosis by bronchoalveolar lavage in Kashmir: an audit of findings.
Javeed Iqbal BhatZubair M TrambooTajamul Hussain ShahBashir Ahmad CharooIqbal Ahmad QaziPublished in: Archives of disease in childhood (2022)
We found BALF a very useful sample for the evaluation of many infective and non-infective respiratory diseases in our region, which otherwise lacks high end diagnostics. 46% of our patients had some abnormalities in the BAL specimen. It provided us with valuable information regarding organism profile and drug sensitivity in case of lung infection. BALF analysis was also found useful in the diagnosis of some non-infective pulmonary disorders like acute eosinophilic pneumonia, aspiration syndromes and bronchial asthma.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- liver failure
- respiratory failure
- drug induced
- pulmonary hypertension
- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- cystic fibrosis
- ultrasound guided
- lung function
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- allergic rhinitis
- air pollution
- adverse drug
- acute respiratory distress syndrome