Airway Diagnostics: Bronchoalveolar Lavage, Tracheal Wash, and Pleural Fluid.


Journal

The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice
ISSN: 1558-4224
Titre abrégé: Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8511904

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Apr 2020
Historique:
entrez: 9 3 2020
pubmed: 9 3 2020
medline: 11 4 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Indications for bronchoalveolar lavage, tracheal wash, and thoracocentesis for the diagnosis of respiratory diseases are discussed. Each technique is described in detail and illustrated by videos. Sample handling, preparation and evaluation are reviewed. The advantages and limitations of bronchoalveolar lavage and tracheal wash procedures as well as a critical comparison between the 2 techniques for equine asthma diagnosis are presented. Finally, validated cut-off values for equine asthma diagnosis are reviewed.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32145836
pii: S0749-0739(19)30075-6
doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2019.12.006
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

87-103

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Laurent L Couetil (LL)

Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, 625 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2026, USA. Electronic address: couetill@purdue.edu.

Craig A Thompson (CA)

Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, 725 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2027, USA.

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