2023
Respiratory Tract
Sardana R, Cai G. Respiratory Tract. 2023, 189-215. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44289-6_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory tractNeedle aspirationKey cytomorphologic featuresCommon inflammatory conditionSpectrum of diagnosesTransbronchial needle aspirationFine-needle aspirationFalse-negative diagnosesBronchoalveolar lavageClinical symptomsBronchial washPulmonary pathologyInflammatory conditionsRespiratory cytologyBrush smearsCytomorphologic featuresCytological evaluationCytologic specimensInfectious diseasesDiagnosisTractDiagnostic processAspirationInitial investigationLavage
2018
Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in the Lower Respiratory Tract: A Cytopathologist's Perspective
Baldassarri RJ, Kumar D, Baldassarri S, Cai G. Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in the Lower Respiratory Tract: A Cytopathologist's Perspective. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2018, 143: 683-694. PMID: 30203986, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0573-ra.BooksConceptsLower respiratory tract infectionsRespiratory tract infectionsLower respiratory tractRespiratory tractTract infectionsCommon organismDifferential diagnosisCytomorphologic featuresInfectious diseasesGeneral clinical characteristicsOrganism identificationClinical characteristicsImmunosuppressed patientsRespiratory cytologyAncillary testingCausative organismClinical informationConfident diagnosisAncillary testsPubMed searchInfectious agentsAccurate diagnosisDiagnosisInfectionAncillary methods