bronchoscope. This way, the doctor can obtain a piece of tissue for biopsy immediately upon seeing a suspicious area, without having to perform another procedure. After a bronchoscopy with biopsy, the patient may have a sore throat and minimal discomfort that should clear up within a few days....
A bronchoscope (thin tube with a light) is inserted into your mouth and moved down your throat to your airway. Tissue and fluid may be collected from your airway or lungs to be tested. Nucleic acid-based testing , also called a PCR test, may be used to check for a virus causing your...
A bronchoscope is a soft tube with a light and camera on the end. Blood tests are used to check your blood for signs of infection. A sputum sample may be tested for the fungus that causes PJP. X-ray or CT scan pictures may be taken of your lungs and your airway. The pictures may...
The flexible bronchoscope has evolved over 40 years from an optical device that allowed one person to visualize the upper airway with questionable imaging to an instrument which now can be viewed by many, through high-resolution video monitors on a microscopic level to see the underlying ...
Newer procedures using valves and special devices placed through a bronchoscope have been developed to simulate volume reduction surgery, without any incisions. These devices have shown a minimal improvement in lung function in very select patients. Research in regard to these devices is ongoing. ...
What is retrograde intubation? Retrograde intubation is an alternative technique of establishing definitive airway in these patients when blind nasal intubation fails and fiberoptic bronchoscope is not available. We tested the retrograde intubation through nasal route in patients with LMO less than 2 cm...
What is intensive care? Intensive care, also known as critical care, is a multidisciplinary and interprofessional specialty dedicated to the comprehensive management of patients having, or at risk of developing, acute, life-threatening organ dysfunction. Intensive care uses an array of technologies ...
In a more invasive procedure, they might have to use an instrument called a “bronchoscope” to collect a sample. The device has a light and a tiny camera. Your doctor gently inserts it down your windpipe to locate a sample. You’ll be given drugs to relax you while this happens, but...
a catheter directed through the bronchoscope working channel. A balloon is then fed over the guide catheter and inflated to protect the non-treated lung and airways prior to the predefined vapour dose being delivered (Figure 1). Follow-up to 6 months demonstrated encouraging results. Significant ...
Bronchoscopy, in which a thin, illuminated tube known as a bronchoscope is inserted into the mouth or nose to check the airways.(7) Treatment of Pneumomediastinum Pneumomediastinum is not a serious condition as the leaked abnormal air that is present will eventually get reabsorbed into the body....