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A practical approach to bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and its analyses, which are used worldwide in both research and clinical settings. This book includes practical guidelines with the theoretic background and provides details on microscopic and flow cytometric measurements for all known differential diagnostics made with BAL analyses.
List of contents
Part I: Performing and Analysing BAL. 1. Bronchoalveolar Lavage: Historical Aspects. 2. Technical Aspects of Performing Bronchoalveolar Lavage. 3. BAL as a Research Tool. 4. BAL as a Diagnostic Tool. Part 2: Using BAL as a Diagnostic and/or Research Tool. 5. Respiratory Infections. 6. Interstitial Lung Diseases. 7. Asthma. 8. Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. 9. Cystic Fibrosis and Non-CF Bronchiectasis. 10. Pulmonary Malignancy. 11. Lung Transplantation. 12. COVID-19. Part 3: Therapeutic Uses of BAL. 12. Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP). 13. Donor Lung Repair. 14. "Reverse" BAL. Part 4: Future Uses of BAL. 15. Perspective on Future Applications of BAL to Basic Research and Clinical Medicine. 16. Perspective on Future Clinical Uses of BAL.
About the author
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Oliver Schildgen, Head of Molecular Pathology Division, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of the Private University Witten/ Herdecke, Hospital of the City of Cologne
Priv.-Doz. Dr. rer. nat. Verena Schildgen, Private Lecturer for Molecular Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of the Private University Witten/ Herdecke, Hospital of the City of Cologne
Prof. Dr. med. Michael Brockmann, Director and Chief Pathologist, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of the Private University Witten/ Herdecke, Hospital of the City of Cologne
Summary
A practical approach to bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and its analyses, which are used worldwide in both research and clinical settings. This book includes practical guidelines with the theoretic background and provides details on microscopic and flow cytometric measurements for all known differential diagnostics made with BAL analyses.
