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Bronchoscopy Center - El Paso, TX

El Paso Pulmonologist Doctors for Bronchoscopy

Type 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 El Paso *

Ahmad Hajj MD
Ahmad Hajj
1700 N Oregon St
STE 540
El Paso, TX 79902
(915) 351-2300

El Paso Pulmonary Associates
Eugenio Armendariz
1900 N Oregon St
STE 610
El Paso, TX 79902
(915) 532-2477

El Paso Pulmonary Associates
Gonzalo A Diaz
1900 N Oregon St
STE 610
El Paso, TX 79902
(915) 532-2477

El Paso Pulmonary Associates
Emilio Gonzalez-Ayala
1900 N Oregon St
STE 610
El Paso, TX 79902
(915) 532-2477

El Paso Pulmonary Associates
Jaime Antonio Quesada-Pascual
1900 N Oregon St
STE 610
El Paso, TX 79902
(915) 532-2477

El Paso Pulmonary Associates
Genaro Vazquez
1900 N Oregon St
STE 610
El Paso, TX 79902
(915) 532-2477

Cesar R Calianga MD and Jeanette Tan MD
Jeanette S Tan
7806 Gateway Blvd E
STE 100
El Paso, TX 79915
(915) 592-6868

Rogelio Cordova MD
Rogelio Cordova
10470 Vista del Sol Dr
El Paso, TX 79925
(915) 591-2080

El Paso, Texas

El Paso is home to the University of Texas at El Paso (founded in 1914 as The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy, and later, Texas Western College; its present name dates from 1967) and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso. Fort Bliss, one of the largest military complexes of the United States Army, lies to the east and northeast of the city, with training areas extending north into New Mexico, up to the White Sands Missile Range and neighboring Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo. The Franklin Mountains extend into El Paso from the north and nearly divide the city into two sections, the western half forming the beginnings of the Mesilla Valley and with the eastern slopes connecting in the central business district at the south end of the mountain range.
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Bronchoscopy

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.)

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Acute Bronchitis »

What is acute bronchitis?

Air is pulled into the lungs when we breathe, initially passing through the mouth, nose, and larynx (voicebox) into the trachea and continues en route to each lung via either the right or left bronchi (the bronchial tree - bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli). Bronchi are formed as the lower part of the trachea divides into two tubes that lead to the lungs. As the bronchi get farther away from the trachea, each bronchial tube divides and gets smaller (resembling an inverted tree) to provide the air to lung tissue so that it can transfer oxygen to the blood stream and remove carbon dioxide (the waste product of metabolism).

Bronchitis describes inflammation of the bronchial tubes (inflammation = itis). The inflammation causes swelling of the lining of these breathing tubes, narrowing the tubes and promoting secretion of inflammatory fluid.

Acute bronchitis describes the inflammation of the bronchi u...

Emergency Contact for El Paso

  • In case of Emergency, call 911
  • Police Dept 915-832-4400
  • Fire Department (915) 771-1000

Nearby El Paso Hospitals *

Las Palmas Medical Center
1801 N Oregon St
El Paso, TX 79902
(915)521-1200

Providence Memorial Hospital
2001 N Oregon St
El Paso, TX 79902
(915)577-6011

Mesa Hills Specialty Hospital
2311 N Oregon St
El Paso, TX 79902
(915)545-1823

Sierra Medical Center
1625 Medical Center Dr
El Paso, TX 79902
(915)747-4000

El Paso Specialty Hospital
1755 Curie Dr
El Paso, TX 79902
(915)544-3636

Sierra Providence Physical Rehabilitation Hospital
1740 Curie Dr
El Paso, TX 79902
(915)577-8500

Las Palmas Rehabilitation Hospital
300 Waymore Dr
El Paso, TX 79902
(915)577-2600

University Medical Center of El Paso
4815 Alameda Ave
El Paso, TX 79905
(915)544-1200

El Paso VA Healthcare System
5001 N Piedras St
El Paso, TX 79930
(915)564-6100

Del Sol Medical Center
10301 Gateway Blvd W
El Paso, TX 79925
(915)595-9000

Peak Psychiatric Hospital
5065 McNutt Rd
Santa Teresa, NM 88008
(505)589-3000

Physicians Hospital
1416 George Dieter Dr
El Paso, TX 79936
(915)598-4240

Sierra Providence East Medical Center
3280 Joe Battle Blvd
El Paso, TX 79938
(915)832-2692

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