| Descriptor English: | Bronchoalveolar Lavage | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Lavado Broncoalveolar
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Lavagem Broncoalveolar | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Lavage bronchoalvéolaire | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Bronchial Lavage Bronchial Lavages Bronchioalveolar Lavage Bronchioalveolar Lavages Bronchoalveolar Lavages Bronchopulmonary Lavage Bronchopulmonary Lavages Lavage, Bronchial Lavage, Bronchioalveolar Lavage, Bronchoalveolar Lavage, Bronchopulmonary Lavage, Lung Lavages, Bronchial Lavages, Bronchioalveolar Lavages, Bronchoalveolar Lavages, Bronchopulmonary Lavages, Lung Lung Lavage Lung Lavages |
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| Tree number(s): |
E05.927.100 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018893 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Washing out of the lungs with saline or mucolytic agents for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It is very useful in the diagnosis of diffuse pulmonary infiltrates in immunosuppressed patients. |
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| Annotation: | an irrigation technique: do not confuse with BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID, the washings obtained by lavage |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Irrigation (1977-1995) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 96 |
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| History Note: | 96 |
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| DeCS ID: | 32824 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D018893 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WF 600 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1996/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1994/12/27 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2010/06/25 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Investigative Techniques [E05]Investigative Techniques
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage
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Bronchial Lavage
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0028253 |
| Scope note | Washing out of the lungs with saline or mucolytic agents for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It is very useful in the diagnosis of diffuse pulmonary infiltrates in immunosuppressed patients. |
| Preferred term | Bronchoalveolar Lavage |
| Entry term(s) |
Bronchioalveolar Lavage Bronchioalveolar Lavages Bronchoalveolar Lavages Bronchopulmonary Lavage Bronchopulmonary Lavages Lavage, Bronchioalveolar Lavage, Bronchoalveolar Lavage, Bronchopulmonary Lavage, Lung Lavages, Bronchioalveolar Lavages, Bronchoalveolar Lavages, Bronchopulmonary Lavages, Lung Lung Lavage Lung Lavages |
| Concept UI |
M0028254 |
| Preferred term | Bronchial Lavage |
| Entry term(s) |
Bronchial Lavages Lavage, Bronchial Lavages, Bronchial |
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