Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
"Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Washing liquid obtained from irrigation of the lung, including the BRONCHI and the PULMONARY ALVEOLI. It is generally used to assess biochemical, inflammatory, or infection status of the lung.
| Descriptor ID |
D001992
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.927.100.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids
- Lavage Fluid, Bronchoalveolar
- Lavage Fluids, Bronchoalveolar
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage Fluid
- Pulmonary Lavage Fluid
- Lavage Fluid, Pulmonary
- Lavage Fluids, Pulmonary
- Pulmonary Lavage Fluids
- Lavage Fluid, Bronchial
- Lavage Fluid, Lung
- Lung Lavage Fluid
- Lavage Fluids, Lung
- Lung Lavage Fluids
- Alveolar Lavage Fluid
- Alveolar Lavage Fluids
- Lavage Fluid, Alveolar
- Lavage Fluids, Alveolar
- Bronchial Lavage Fluid
- Bronchial Lavage Fluids
- Lavage Fluids, Bronchial
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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