Should BAL Be Routinely Performed in the Diagnostic Evaluation of IPF? CHEST Journal Podcasts
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Athol U. Wells, MD, and Joshua J Mooney, MD, join CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to debate whether bronchoalveolar lavage should be a standard diagnostic tool for IPF. The discussion centers on the lack of evidence-based agreement on the value of performing BAL.
Athol U. Wells, MD, and Joshua J Mooney, MD, join CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to debate whether bronchoalveolar lavage should be a standard diagnostic tool for IPF. The discussion centers on the lack of evidence-based agreement on the value of performing BAL.
40 min