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bronchial secretion

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bronchial secretion,
a substance produced in the bronchial tree that consists of mucus secreted by the goblet cells and mucous glands of the bronchi, protein salts released from disintegrating cells, plasma fluid, and proteins, including fibrinogen, that have escaped from pulmonary capillaries.


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Antihistamines can also help, particularly in allergic patients, but may not be a good idea for many asthmatics owing to the risk of drying up the bronchial secretions.
For this reason, high-dose muscarinic receptor antagonist drugs should be cautiously used to increase heart rate and decrease bronchial secretion and salivation with pyridostigmine treatment.
For the first time, a bronchial secretion specimen was smear positive for AFB, and severe pulmonary TB was diagnosed.
 
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