GOLD STANDARDS IN PULMONOLOGY
- Gold standard method for diagnosis and treatment of Ventilator AssociatedPneumonia (VAP) - Broncho
- alveolar lavage
- Gold standard approach for resection of anterior and middle mediastinal masses -median or lateral
- thoracotomy
- Gold standard investigation for diagnosis of of lung infection (Radiotherapyinduced) in a cancer patient -
- open-lung biopsy
- Gold standard method for evaluation of respiratory gas exchange - ABG
- Gold standard investigation for diagnosis of histoplasmosis - Fungal Culture
- biopsy in recent times)
- Gold standard investigation for diagnosis of Tuberculous meningitis - Culture of CSF
- Gold standard method for estimating resting energy expenditure - indirect calorimetry
- Gold standard investigation for diagnosis of pertussis - Culture of nasopharyngeal secretions
- Gold standard investigation for diagnosis of acute pharyngitis - Throat culture
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