lavage
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Lavage is a therapeutic washing out of an organ or body part. It involves pouring liquid over or through something to cleanse it. This medical procedure has its roots in the Latin word "lavare," meaning "to wash".1234
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- pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
…out of the lungs (lavage). One lung at a time is rinsed with a saltwater solution introduced through the windpipe. The fluids drawn back out of the lungs have been found to have a high content of fat. Sometimes the lesions totally clear up after one procedure, but subsequent…
Read More…out of the lungs (lavage). One lung at a time is rinsed with a saltwater solution introduced through the windpipe. The fluids drawn back out of the lungs have been found to have a high content of fat. Sometimes the lesions totally clear up after one procedure, but subsequent…
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respiratory diseasePulmonary alveolar proteinosis…of this disease is whole-lung lavage. Under general anesthesia, the bronchus leading to one lung is isolated, and that lung is filled with sterile salt water. Drainage of the fluid removes some of the excess surfactant. Flooding and drainage are repeated up to 20 or 30 times until little or…
Read More…of this disease is whole-lung lavage. Under general anesthesia, the bronchus leading to one lung is isolated, and that lung is filled with sterile salt water. Drainage of the fluid removes some of the excess surfactant. Flooding and drainage are repeated up to 20 or 30 times until little or…
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