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Chicopee Pulmonologist Doctors for BronchoscopyType of Physician: Pulmonologist What is a Pulmonologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats pneumonia, cancer, asthma, occupational diseases, sleep disorders, emphysema, and other complex disorders of the lungs. Pulmonologists evaluate lung function, examine the bronchial airways, and prescribe and monitor mechanical ventilation. Many pulmonary disease experts are also expert in critical care. Specialty: Pulmonary Disease Common Name: Lung Doctor Pulmonologist Doctors in Chicopee *![]() Baystate Pulmonary ![]() Baystate Pulmonary ![]() Baystate Pulmonary ![]() RiverBend Medical Group Chicopee Office ![]() South Hadley Adult Medicine ![]() Valley Pulmonary & Medical Associates ![]() Valley Pulmonary & Medical Associates ![]() Valley Pulmonary & Medical Associates ![]() Mercy Medical Center ICU/CCU ![]() Hampden County Physician Associates LLC ![]() Clifford I Prestia MD ![]() Springfield Medical Associates ![]() Springfield Medical Associates ![]() Springfield Medical Associates ![]() Mohammad S Bajwa MD ![]() David Alpern MD ![]() Westfield Medical Corporation ![]() Vladas Litani MD ![]() Athol Clinic ![]() UMass Memorial Pulmonary Center ![]() UMass Memorial Pulmonary Center ![]() UMass Memorial Pulmonary Center ![]() UMass Memorial Pulmonary Center ![]() Ronald Dorris MD ![]() Fallon Clinic Pulmonary ![]() Fallon Clinic Pulmonary ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine ![]() Fallon Clinic Pulmonary ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine ![]() Fallon Clinic Pulmonary ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine ![]() Fallon Clinic Pulmonary ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine ![]() Berkshire Medical Center Pulmonary Dept ![]() Berkshire Medical Center Pulmonary Dept ![]() Berkshire Medical Center Pulmonary Dept ![]() Berkshire Medical Center Pulmonary Dept ![]() Berkshire Medical Center Pulmonary Dept ![]() HealthAlliance Hospital Leominster Pulmonary Medicine ![]() HealthAlliance Hospital Leominster Pulmonary Medicine ![]() Inna Ketsler MD ![]() HealthAlliance Hospital Leominster Pulmonary Medicine ![]() Clifford G Risk MD ![]() Lung Allergy & Sleep Specialists ![]() Lung Allergy & Sleep Specialists ![]() Lung Allergy & Sleep Specialists ![]() Lung Allergy & Sleep Specialists ![]() Anthony M DeMarco MD ![]() Framingham Union Hospital Pulmonology ![]() Framingham Union Hospital Pulmonology ![]() MetroWest Medical Center Pulmonology ![]() Charles River Medical Associates ![]() Peter M Barkin MD ![]() Peter M Barkin MD ![]() Raul Laguarda MD ![]() Mark B Bown MD ![]() Hesameddin Karimeddiny MD ![]() Emory Medical Associates ![]() Lung Specialists of The Merrimack Valley ![]() Lung Specialists of The Merrimack Valley ![]() Lung Specialists of The Merrimack Valley ![]() Lung Specialists of The Merrimack Valley ![]() Caritas Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine ![]() Beer & Vernovsky MDs ![]() Beer & Vernovsky MDs ![]() Beth Israel Deaconess Needham Emergency Medicine ![]() Peter A Ostrow MD ![]() Internists Associated PC ![]() Waltham Medical Group ![]() Irwin A Buchwald MD ![]() Caritas Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine ![]() Associates In Internal Medicine ![]() Associates In Internal Medicine ![]() Lahey Clinic Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care ![]() Lahey Clinic Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care ![]() Lahey Clinic Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care ![]() Lahey Clinic Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care ![]() Lahey Clinic Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care ![]() Lahey Clinic Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care ![]() Lahey Clinic Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care ![]() Lahey Clinic Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care ![]() Lahey Clinic Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care ![]() Lahey Clinic Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care ![]() Lahey Clinic Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care ![]() Aram Tomasian MD ![]() St Elizabeth's Medical Center Department of Medicine ![]() St Elizabeth Medical Ctr Pulmonology ![]() St Elizabeth Medical Ctr Pulmonology ![]() St Elizabeth Medical Ctr Pulmonology ![]() St Elizabeth Medical Ctr Pulmonology ![]() St Elizabeth Medical Ctr Pulmonology ![]() St Elizabeth Medical Ctr Pulmonology ![]() Sleep Health Centers Chicopee, MassachusettsUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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BronchoscopyRead the Bronchoscopy article » What is bronchoscopy?Bronchoscopy is a procedure during which an examiner uses a viewing tube to evaluate a patient's lung and airways including the voice box and vocal cord, trachea, and many branches of bronchi. Bronchoscopy is usually performed by a pulmonologist or a thoracic surgeon. Although a bronchoscope does not allow for direct viewing and inspection of the lung tissue itself, samples of the lung tissue can be biopsied through the bronchoscope for examination in the laboratory. There are two types of bronchoscopes - a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope and a rigid bronchoscope. Since the 1960s, the fiberoptic bronchoscope has progressively supplanted the rigid bronchoscope because of overall ease of use. In some patients, flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy can be performed without anesthesia, but in most cases, conscious sedation "twilight sleep") is utilized. However, rigid bronchoscopy requires general anesthesia and the services of an anesthesiologist. During the bronchoscopy, the examiner can see the tissues of the airways either directly by looking through the instrument or by viewing on a TV monitor. Depending on the indication the examiner will choose between the flexible fiber optic bronchoscope or the rigid bronchoscope. For example, if a patient were coughing up large amounts of blood, a rigid bronchoscope is used since it has a large suction channel and allows for the use of instruments that can better control bleeding. The vast majority of bronchoscopies are performed using the flexible fiberoptic scope because of the improved patient comfort and reduced use of anesthesia. What are the indications for bronchoscopy?Bronchoscopy can be used for diagnosis or treatment. (The lists below are not meant to be all-inclusive, but are intended to provide a greater awareness and knowledge regarding the indications for bronchoscopy.) ...Recommended Reading Related to BronchoscopyPneumonia facts
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