Bronchoalveolar lavage is used to investigate coughing and suspected bronchial or alveolar disease, or to obtain a sample for cytology and bacteriology
Figure B.37:Anatomy of the lungs. (Reproduced from the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Endoscopy and Endosurgery) Drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission
Figure B.38:A lavage catheter should be passed through the biopsy channel of an endoscope and enter a distal airway in order to perform a bronchoalveolar lavage.