BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage)

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11:01 Apr 17, 2020
English to Latvian translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
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English term or phrase: BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage)
Definition from National Center for Biotechnology Info.:
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) or bronchoalveolar washing is a diagnostic procedure by which cells and other components from bronchial and alveolar spaces are obtained for various studies. One of the main advantages of BAL is that it can be done as a day care procedure. Material obtained by BAL can give a definite diagnosis in conditions such as infections and malignancies.

Example sentence(s):
  • Bronchoalveolar lavage is a useful tool for sampling the lower respiratory tract, although its use in toxic gas inhalation to detect specific toxins is limited by the high solubility of most inhaled toxins and their transient residence in epithelial lining fluid. Science Direct
  • One local tertiary hospital saw a clear negative outcome from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. Korea Biomedical Review
  • For the study, the scientists used bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid samples taken from the patients. EurekAlert
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5 +1bronhoalveolāra skalošana, bronhoalveolāra lavāža (BAL)
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bronhoalveolāra skalošana, bronhoalveolāra lavāža (BAL)


Definition from Tuberkulozes un plaušu slim. ārstu aso:
Diagnostiska procedūra, ko izmanto, lai iegūtu analīžu paraugus, elpceļu tālākajās daļās meklētu infekcijas; izmanto arī terapeitiski.

Example sentence(s):
  • Visas paraugu iegūšanas procedūras, piemēram, krēpu iegūšana, krēpu inducēšana, bronhoalveolārā skalošana u.c., kurās var veidoties M.tuberculosis saturošs aerosols: veic labi vēdinātās telpās vai telpās ar atbilstošu ventilācijas sistēmu un/vai ultravioletā starojuma lampām; - Tuberkulozes klīniskās vadlīnijas  
  • Ir veikts atklāts 1. fāzes pētījums farmakokinētikas vērtēšanai serumā un dziļajos elpceļos pēc zanamivīra intravenozas ievadīšanas un lietošanas inhalāciju veidā veselām pieaugušām pētāmām personām, izmantojot bronhoalveolārās lavāžas šķidrumu. - Zāļu apraksts – «Dectova»  

Explanation:
«BAL» ir sastopams, bet par «BAS» nav zināms.
Valters Feists
Latvia
Local time: 06:38
Native speaker of: Latvian
PRO pts in category: 26

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