BAL Flashcards
1
Q
how is bronchoalveolar lavage done
A
bronchoscopy
-saline solution put in bronchoscape to wash airways and capture fluid sample
2
Q
what does fluid contain
A
cellular components
could be cancer cells, fungal, etc
-we can do cell counts
3
Q
cultrue from BAL
A
causative agents on pneumonia
don’t work up unless >100K
4
Q
what stain done on this specimen
A
gomori silver stain
detect pneumocystis
#1 killer of AIDs
5
Q
normal BAL
A
normal majority= macrophages
same amount= neutrophils and lymphs
6
Q
in smokers we will see
A
charcoal deposits
