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Also known as | Bronchial Lavage Cytology |
Department | CYTOLOGY |
Speciality Name | BRONCHIAL LAVAGE CYTOLOGY*** |
Test type | Pathology |
Report | 24 Hours |
No Patient preparation is needed
These tests help diagnose different disorders of the lungs including: Bacterial infections such as tuberculosis and bacterial pneumonia, Fungal infections, Lung cancer. An analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is a great help in establishing bacteriological pneumonia, the state of bronchi epithelium and the presence of inflammatory cellular elements, neutrophils, lymphocytes, and macrophages.
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