Bronchoscopy Memory

Question 1

BRONCHOSCOPY
Definition:
1.
2.
3.

Answer 1

BRONCHOSCOPY
Definition:
1. BRONCHOSCOPE
2. FLEXIBLE TUBE WITH CAMERA
3. EXAMINE AIRWAYS

Question 2

Purpose:
1.

2.DIAGNOSE:
-,
-,
-,
-

Answer 2

Purpose:
1. ABNORMAL CHEST XRAY

2.DIAGNOSE:
LUNG DISEASE,
TUMOR,
INFECTION,
CHRONIC COUGH

Question 3

Pre-Procedure:
1. N
2. STOP
3. I

Answer 3

Pre-Procedure:
1.NPO 6-12H
2. STOP MEDS SUCH AS ASPIRIN/ WARFAIN (BLOOD THINNERS),
3. Ibuprofen

Question 4

Procedure:
1.S C

2.Local anes
(Sedative

Answer 4

Procedure:
1.SECURE CONSENT

2.Local anesthesia applied to nose and throat
(Sedative maybe needed to help you relax-awake but drowsy, O2 maybe given) If so, arrange transpo

Question 5

COLL TISS

biopsy
collect cells
bronchial washing
saline soln
surface of airways.
Cells are ____ and ____ and ____

Answer 5

COLLECT TISSUE ex biopsy (Doctor may also collect cells through bronchial washing by spraying saline soln over the surface of airways. Cells are washed off and collected and looked at under a microscope

Question 6

4. IMAGING TYPES
   Advanced forms of imaging are sometimes used to conduct a bronchoscopy.

● Virtual bronchoscopy-

● Endobronchial ultrasound-

● Fluorescence bronchoscopy

5. Time?

Answer 6

4. IMAGING TYPES
   Advanced forms of imaging are sometimes used to conduct a bronchoscopy.

● Virtual bronchoscopy- CT scans to see your airways in more detail.

● Endobronchial ultrasound- an ultrasound probe attached to a bronchoscope to see your airways.

● Fluorescence bronchoscopy- fluorescent light attached to the bronchoscope to see the inside of your lungs.

5. Procedure last 30 minutes

Question 7

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Answer 7

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