Bronchoalveolar lavage on-line © Nickels

Bronchoalveolar lavage interpretation on-line.

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Specimen No:

Nonsmoker Smoker

Suggested Diagnosis:

Representative specimen?
Epithelial cell (% of total, normal upper limit 5%):

Red cells per HighPowerField (40X objective):

Cytological atypia:

Asbestos bodies:

Other microscopical findings:

BacteriaVirusFungi

PneumocystisGiant cells

Plasma cellsInorganic dust

AspirationSiderosis

MicrolithiasisProteinosis

Total cell count (E6/l):

CD4/CD8:

Differential count:

Makrof%
Lymfos%
Neutrof%
Eosinof%
Mast%
Total%

Interpretation in:

Reference values: (upper limits of normal) Choose one. Help on reference values

	Costabel CCF	Reynolds CCF	Sutinen MiPo	Sutinen CCF	Taskinen CCF	Taskinen MiPo	Adjust your own lab values (e.g.)
Total cell count (E6/l) (nonsm/smoker)	130/3x	150/4x	143/-	143/-	85/355	85/355
Makrof %	83	85	72	79	80	66	%
Lymfos %	13	12	23	17	16	26	%
Neutrof %	3	2	4	3	2	6	%
Eosinof %	1	1	1	1	2	2	%
Mast %	-	-	-	-	-	-	%
							Total%
CD4/CD8	1.1-3.5/0.5-1.5 (nonsm/smoker)	1.5-1.8	1.5-2.0	1.5-2.0	-	-

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References:
Costabel, U: Atlas der bronchoalveolären Lavage. G Thieme Verlag 1994 Reynolds, H: Bronchoalveolar lavage. Am Rev Respir Dis 1987:135:250 Sutinen, S: Alveolar lavage fluid. Respir Med 1995:89:85 Taskinen, E: Bronchoalveolar lavage. Acta Cytol 1992:36:680

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