Bronchoscopy Center - Dearborn, MI
Dearborn 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 Dearborn * Associated Physicians of Dearborn  Critical Care Medicine Associates  Oakwood Hospital Cancer Center  Kyle Medical  SGH Pulmonary Medicine  Hassan M Makki MD  SGH Pulmonary Medicine  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Lab  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Lab  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Henry Ford Medical Center Sterling Heights Clinic  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Balbir Gandhi & Ravinder Gandhi MDs  Henry Ford Hospital Pulmonary Disease Wyandotte  Henry Ford Hospital Pulmonary Disease Wyandotte  Vijay Khanna MD  Children's Hospital of Michigan Pulmonary & Cystic Fibrosis  Children's Hospital of Michigan Pulmonary & Cystic Fibrosis  Harper Hospital Pulmonary Critical Care  Anjali Kumar MD  Thimmiah Ramesh MD  University Internal Medicine Specialists  University Physicians Group Pulmonology  University Physicians Group Pulmonology  University Physicians Group Pulmonology  University Physicians Group Pulmonology  University Physicians Group Pulmonology  University Physicians Group Pulmonology  Devinder Mahajan MD  Lonnie Joe Jr. MD  Dunn Greenberger O'Neill & Wu MDs  Dunn Greenberger O'Neill & Wu MDs  Dunn Greenberger O'Neill & Wu MDs  Dunn Greenberger O'Neill & Wu MDs  Visiting Physicians  A Bala Setty MD  Mohammad H Raslan MD  South Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC  Pulmonary Medicine Associates  Pulmonary Medicine Associates  Pulmonary Medicine Associates  Pulmonary Medicine Associates  Pulmonary Medicine Associates  Pulmonary Medicine Associates  Gary T Ferguson MD  Consultants in Sleep & Pulmonary Medicine  Consultants in Sleep & Pulmonary Medicine  Robert Grant DO  John H Morrison Jr. DO  Michigan Premier Internists  Aggarwal & Aggarwal MDs  Pankaj Hukku MD  Birmingham Urgent Care  Internal Med Plus  Mohammad Yousuf MD  Michigan Lung & Sleep Specialists  Mohammad Yousuf MD  Henry Ford Macomb Warren Campus Sleep Center  Mahmoud Al-Hadidi MD  Henry Ford Macomb Warren Campus Sleep Center  Pulmonary & Critical Care  Sanford Rautbort MD  Pulmonary Medicine Associates  Pulmonary Medicine Associates  Pulmonary Medicine Associates  Pulmonary Medicine Associates  Richard Fine MD  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates  Henry Ford Health System Pulmonology  Henry Ford Medical Center Pierson Clinic  Pulmonary Critical Care Specialists  Pulmonary Critical Care Specialists  William D Hanna MD  Chakradhar C Reddy MD  Oakland Respiratory Physicians  Oakland Respiratory Physicians  Oakland Respiratory Physicians  Oakland Respiratory Physicians  Henry Ford West Bloomfield Internal Medicine  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates  Pulmonary Care Dearborn, MichiganUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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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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