ARP Atlases. 2007;1:17-47. The total number of leukocytes recovered by lavage is determined by examination of a sample of the pooled fluid with a hemocytometer. The cell counts are most accurate when ...

Reducing the Environmental Impact of Health Care Conferences: A Study of Emissions and Practical Solutions This prospective observational study was conducted at a tertiary cancer center from November ...

A prospective study was performed on consecutive patients who were admitted to the Haematopoietic stem cell transplant unit at Newcastle General Hospital between January 2002 and April 2006 for HSCT ...

Cells in the lung are constantly exposed to oxygen and intermittently exposed to other environmental factors, resulting in a susceptibility to oxidative injury. Both alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and ...

Anterior Hypopituitarism in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers Treated With Cranial Radiotherapy: A Report From the St Jude Lifetime Cohort Study BAL may be the preferred diagnostic modality for the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In three cases of acute disseminated toxoplasmosis developing soon after renal (two patients) or hepatorenal (one patient) transplantation, ...

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and lung fine-needle aspirate (LFNA) are commonly performed as the first line of investigation for a myriad of pulmonary problems associated with abnormal imaging findings ...

Ask all patients who report recent vaping use if they have any symptoms of respiratory illness. Consider all possible causes of respiratory symptoms and consult with specialists when appropriate.

Tuberculosis (TB) has been known to affect elephants for thousands of years. It was put into spotlight when few circus elephants were diagnosed carrying Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis. Because of the ...

The diagnosis and treatment of bacterial pneumonia in patients who are receiving mechanical ventilation remain a difficult challenge. The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (TREM-1) is a ...