ARP Atlases. 2007;1:17-47. The total number of leukocytes recovered by lavage is determined by examination of a sample of the pooled fluid with a hemocytometer. The cell counts are most accurate ...

Not all patients with deterioration in pulmonary function tests have a progressive disease: 30% of patients develop progressive lung disease and only 16% will develop severe lung fibrosis (defined ...

A qualitative description of chest CT performed within 24 h after admission was also analyzed by a board-certified radiologist who described the following items: degree of lung parenchymal involvement ...