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2. Whole lung lavage - Wikipedia

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   Whole lung lavage (WLL), also called lung washing, is a medical procedure in which the patient's lungs are washed with saline (salt water) by filling and draining repeatedly. It is used to treat pulmonary alveolar proteinosis , in which excess lung surfactant proteins prevent the patient from breathing.

3. Bronchoalveolar lavage - Wikipedia

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   Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), also known as bronchoalveolar washing, is a diagnostic method of the lower respiratory system in which a bronchoscope is passed through the mouth or nose into an appropriate airway in the lungs, with a measured amount of fluid introduced and then collected for examination.

4. Systemic scleroderma - Wikipedia

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   Nintedanib was approved for use in the United States Food and Drug Administration on September 6, 2019, to slow the rate of decline in pulmonary function in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD).

5. Ventilation/perfusion ratio - Wikipedia

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   The actual values in the lung vary depending on the position within the lung. If taken as a whole, the typical value is approximately 0.8. [4] Because the lung is centered vertically around the heart, part of the lung is superior to the heart, and part is inferior. This has a major impact on the V/Q ratio: [5] apex of lung – higher; base of ...

6. Therapeutic irrigation - Wikipedia

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   Antral lavage; Antiseptic lavage; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Whole lung lavage; Gastric lavage; Peritoneal lavage; Arthroscopic lavage; Ductal lavage; Nasal irrigation; Ear lavage - delivery of an irrigant (usually normal saline) under direct pressure that is produced by an electrically powered device, useful in cleaning e.g. chronic wounds. [1

7. Usual interstitial pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   Appearance of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) in a surgical lung biopsy at low magnification. The tissue is stained with hematoxylin (purple dye) and eosin (pink dye) to make it visible. The pink areas in this picture represent lung fibrosis (collagen stains pink). Note the "patchwork" (quilt-like) pattern of the fibrosis.