title: Clinical applications of bronchoalveolar lavage.
abstract: The clinical applications of bronchoalveolar lavage are assessed in regard to its current place as an aid for the practicing physician in the management of individual patients.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000473:pathology; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation