The total number of leukocytes recovered by lavage is determined by examination ... Quantitative assessment of the proliferative response of bronchoalveolar mononuclear cells to specific agents ...

Induced sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage, exhaled breath and exhaled breath condensate are methods of sampling airway and lung fluids that can serve as a window to assess the microenvironment of the ...

Columnist Ann Reynoso was worried before a recent bronchoscopy, but her medical team's excellent bedside manner put her mind at ease.