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Bronchoscopy
Alternate Names : Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
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What do Abnormal Results Mean?
- Abnormality in the bronchial wall
- Inflammation
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Swelling
- Ulceration
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Tumor
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Enlarged glands or lymph nodes
- Stenosis or compression of the trachea
- Dilated tubular vessels
- Irregular bronchial branching
- Hemorrhage
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Lung cancer
- Infections from bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, or tuberculosis
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed
Bronchoscopy can be used to evaluate almost any disease in pulmonary medicine, including:
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• Definition
• Why is the Test Performed?
• How is the Test Performed?
• How to Prepare for the Test?
• How will the Test Feel?
• Normal Values
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Special Considerations
• Risks
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Atelectasis
• Bronchial Adenoma
• CMV - Pneumonia
• Coccidioidomycosis - Chronic Pulmonary
• Cryptococcosis
• Disseminated Tuberculosis
• Heart Attack
• Histiocytosis
• Histoplasmosis - Chronic Pulmonary
• Injury - Kidney and Ureter
• Lung Cancer - Small Cell
• Metastatic Cancer to the Lung
• Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Host
• Pulmonary Actinomycosis
• Pulmonary Aspergilloma (Mycetoma)
• Pulmonary Aspergillosis - Invasive Type
• Pulmonary Nocardiosis
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• Sarcoidosis
• Simple Pulmonary Eosinophilia (Loeffler's Syndrome)
• SVC Obstruction
• Tumor
Tests & Exams
• Biopsy
• Blood Pressure
• Pulse
• X-Ray
Other Topics
• Adolescent Test or Procedure Preparation
• Bleeding
• Breathing Difficulty
• Cough
• Heimlich Maneuver
• Infant Test/Procedure Preparation
• Muscle Aches
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Preschooler Test/Procedure Preparation
• School Age Test/Procedure Preparation
• Sore Throat
• Swelling
• Swollen Glands
• Toddler Test/Procedure Preparation
Review Date : 1/31/2002
Reviewed By : David A. Kaufman, M.D., Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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