Pulmonary function changes after bronchoalveolar lavage in asthmatic patients.
Pulmonary function changes were studied following bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in a group of mild to moderate asthmatic patients and in control subjects. After BAL significant decreases in FEV1 and FVC which were not inhibited by atropine and a consistent decline in PaO2 were seen in both groups. The magnitude of changes in these asthmatics was similar to that in control subjects.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001980:Bronchi; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010313:Partial Pressure; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014797:Vital Capacity
D010100:Oxygen