The total number of leukocytes recovered by lavage is determined ... response of bronchoalveolar mononuclear cells to specific agents is a useful diagnostic test; a well-studied example is chronic ...

The conventional way to diagnose these infections requires obtaining a sample of the mold, either from tissue biopsy or bronchoalveolar lavage ... alternative—a blood test that can detect ...

KEY POINTS A 77-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of progressive weakness resulting in recurrent sudden falls at home. He also described fever and cough, ...

Now, a blood test developed at Stanford Medicine offers ... either from tissue biopsy or bronchoalveolar lavage, in which a scope is inserted into the lungs to wash out the airways with saline ...