Bronchoscopy Center - Lewisville, TX
Lewisville 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 Lewisville * Lewisville Pulmonary Associates  Dallas Pulmonary Associates  Dallas Pulmonary Associates  Dallas Pulmonary Associates  Texas Pulmonary Consultants  Texas Pulmonary Consultants  Jerry H S Puar MD  Southwest Pulmonary Associates LLP  Southwest Pulmonary Associates LLP  Southwest Pulmonary Associates LLP  Glenn Genovese MD  North Texas Pulmonary  Pulmonary Medicine of North Texas  Charles W Prochera MD  Texas Regional Asthma & Allergy Center  Dallas Diagnostic Association  Dallas Diagnostic Association  Dallas Diagnostic Association  Dallas Diagnostic Association  Southwest Pulmonary Associates LLP  Southwest Pulmonary Associates LLP  Southwest Pulmonary Associates LLP  Southwest Pulmonary Associates, LLP  Collin County Pulmonary Associates  Collin County Pulmonary Associates  Malladi R Sastry MD  Pulmonary Medicine Consultants  Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants PA  Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants PA  Asthma & Respiratory Consultants PA  Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants PA  Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants PA  Pedro P Hani MD  Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants PA  Allan N Shulkin MD  Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants PA  NJZ Medical Associates  Pulmonary Medicine Consultants  UT Southwestern Med Ctr Pulmonary & Critical Care  Pulmonary Medicine Consultants  UT Southwestern Med Ctr Pulmonary & Critical Care  UT Southwestern Med Ctr Pulmonary & Critical Care  Pulmonary Medicine Consultants  Pulmonary Medicine Consultants  UT Southwestern Med Ctr Pulmonary & Critical Care  Howard M Mintz MD  Southwest Pulmonary Associates, LLP  Southwest Pulmonary Associates, LLP  Howard M Mintz MD  Southwest Pulmonary Associates, LLP  Southwest Pulmonary Associates, LLP  Southwest Pulmonary Associates, LLP  Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants  Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants  Francis E Tacka DO PA  Pulmonary Consultants of Texas PA  Pulmonary Consultants of Texas PA  Pulmonary Consultants of Texas PA  Pulmonary Consultants of Texas PA  Pulmonary Consultants of Texas PA  Pulmonary Consultants of Texas PA  Texas Lung Center  Consultants In Pulmonary Disease  Texas Lung Center  Texas Lung Center  Texas Primary Hospitalists Group  Joyce T Hohn MD PA  Texas Lung Center  Texas Lung Center  Joyce M Shotwell MD PA  Baylor Martha Foster Lung Care Center  North Texas Lung Institute  North Texas Lung Institute  North Texas Lung Institute  White Rock Pulmonary  White Rock Pulmonary  Norman M Kopman DO  Mark A Co MD  Pulmonary Consultants of Texas PA  Pulmonary Consultants of Texas PA  Calvin Dixon MD  Augustine Attiah MD  Dallas Lung Consultants PA  Bruce L Ackerman DO  Yousef Abou-Kayyas MD  Pulmonary Consultants of Texas PA  Cook Children's Medical Center Pulmonology Clinic  Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants  Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants  Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants  K Osafo MD PA  Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants  Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants  Dayaker Gagadam MD  UNT Health Internal Medicine Pulmonary Dept  Mesquite Community Hospital  Pedro T Zevallos MD  North Texas Pulmonary  North Texas Lung & Sleep Clinic PA  North Texas Lung & Sleep Clinic PA Lewisville, TexasUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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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 BronchoscopyWhat 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... Other Related Bronchoscopy ArticlesEmergency Contact for Lewisville
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