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Last updated: 11/24/2009
BOOKS
Bolliger, C. T., and P. N. Mathur, eds. Interventional Bronchoscopy. (Progress in Respiratory Research, Vol. 30). Basel: S. Karger Publishing, 1999.
Koppen, W., J. F. Turner, and A. C. Mehta, eds. Flexible...
Bronchoscopy. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2004.
Loeb, S., ed. Illustrated Guide to Diagnostic Tests. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Corporation, 1994.
Pagana, Kathleen D., and Timothy J. Pagana. Diagnostic Testing and Nursing Implications. 5th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 1999.
PERIODICALS
Diette, G. B., N. Lechtzin, E. Haponik, A. Devrotes, and H. R. Rubin. "Distraction Therapy with Nature Sights and Sounds Reduces Pain during Flexible Bronchoscopy: A Complementary Approach to Routine Analgesia."Chest 123 (March 2003): 941โ948.
Nakamura, C. T., J. F. Ripka, K. McVeigh, N. Kapoor, and T. G. Keens. "Bronchoscopic Instillation of Surfactant in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome."Pediatric Pulmonology 31, no. 4 (April 2001): 317โ320.
Starobin, D., G. Fink, D. Shitrit, G. Izbicki, D. Bendayan, I. Bakal, and M. R. Kramer. "The Role of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy Evaluating Transplant Recipients with Suspected Pulmonary Infections: Analysis of 168 Cases in a Multi-organ Transplantation Center."Transplantation Proceedings 35 (March 2003): 659โ660.
Wu, K. H., T. T. Man, K. L. Wong, C. F. Lin, C. C. Chen, and C. R. Cheng. "Bronchoscopy and Anesthesia for Preschool-aged Patients: A Review of 228 Cases."Internal Surgery 87 (October-December 2002): 252โ255.
Yang, C. C., and K. S. Lee. "Comparison of Direct Vision and Video Imaging during Bronchoscopy for Pediatric Airway Foreign Bodies."Ear, Nose, and Throat Journal 82 (February 2003): 129โ133.
ORGANIZATIONS
American College of Chest Physicians. 3300 Dundee Road, Northbrook, IL 60062. (800) 343-2227.
The Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses, Inc. (AORN). 2170 South Parker Rd, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80231-5711. (800) 755-2676.
OTHER
"Bronchoscopy."Medline Plus. [cited April 2003].
Public Health Advisory: Infections from Endoscopes Inadequately Reprocessed by an Automated Endoscope Reprocessing System. U. S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health. September 1999 [cited April 2003].
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Bronchoscopy can be performed via the patient's mouth (A) or through the nose (C). During the procedure, the scope is fed down the trachea and into the bronchus leading to the lungs (B), providing the physician with a view of internal structures (D). (Illustration by GGS Inc.)
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Bronchoscopy is a technique of visualizing the inside of the airways for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. An instrument (bronchoscope) is inserted into the airways, usually through the nose or mouth, or occasionally through a tracheostomy. This allows the practitioner to examine the patient's airways for abnormalities such as foreign bodies, bleeding, tumors, or inflammation. Specimens may be taken from inside the lungs: biopsies, fluid (bronchoalveolar lavage), or endobronchial brushing. The construction of bronchoscopes ranges from rigid metal tubes with attached lighting devices to flexible fibreoptic instruments with realtime video equipment.
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