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Oxnard 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 Oxnard * Ventura County Pulmonary Medical Group  Ventura County Pulmonary Medical Group  Ventura County Pulmonary Medical Group  West Coast Pulmonary Critical Care Physicians  West Coast Pulmonary Critical Care Physicians  West Coast Pulmonary Critical Care Physicians  Ventura Medical Group  Ventura Medical Group  Ventura Medical Group  Ventura Medical Group  Jacob & Henein Inc  Ronald Popper MD  Mark L Starr MD  Baker & Gonzalez MDs  Paul R Block MD A Medical Corp  Baker & Gonzalez MDs  Atul Aggarwal MD  Pulmonary Critical Care Associates Inc  Vijay Kumar MD Medical Corporation  West Valley Pulmonary Medical Group  West Valley Pulmonary Medical Group  Affiliates In Medical Specialties West Hills  Jeffrey C Fried MD  Sansum Clinic Pulmonary  Pulmonary Consultants  Pulmonary Consultants  Pulmonary Consultants  Pulmonary Consultants  Pulmonary Consultants  Valley Pulmonary Associates  San Fernando Pulmonary Medical Group  San Fernando Pulmonary Medical Group  Northridge Facial Plastic Surgery  San Fernando Pulmonary Medical Group  San Fernando Pulmonary Medical Group  Valencia Pulmonary Medical Group  Valencia Pulmonary Medical Group  Robert F Robertson MD  Randolph H Noble MD  Santa Monica Bay Physicians  Santa Monica Bay Physicians  Patrick Walsh MD  Respiratory Consultants of SantaMonica  Respiratory Consultants of SantaMonica  Gary Gibbon MD  Respiratory Consultants of SantaMonica  Respiratory Consultants of SantaMonica  Respiratory Consultants of SantaMonica  Wenchao Wu MD  Sleep Center  Alan Szeftel MD  Susan Sprau MD  West Side Primary Care  Christopher D Zito MD  Garbis Kassabian  M Reza Nahed MD  Robert Thompson MD  Mid-Valley Pulmonary Medical  Mid-Valley Pulmonary Medical  Mid-Valley Pulmonary Medical  Mid-Valley Pulmonary Medical  Hermilito L Villar MD  Gerald Markovitz MD Inc  Robert Shpiner & Michael S Levine MDs  Robert Shpiner & Michael S Levine MDs  Olive View Medical Center  UCLA Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine  Abrahamian Medical Center  Glen Wool MD Warren Roston MD Syed Tirmizi MD  Robert F Meth MD  S K Mostafavi MD  Glen Wool MD Warren Roston MD Syed Tirmizi MD  Rahnana Sachs MD  Glen Wool MD Warren Roston MD Syed Tirmizi MD  Sheldon Reiss MD  Best Healthcare  Gordon Miller & Schroeder MDs  Gordon Miller & Schroeder MDs  Ralph Potkin MD  Western Pulmonary Associates Medical Group  Houston & Muro MDs  Western Pulmonary Associates Medical Group  Houston & Muro MDs  Synergy Hematology Oncology Medical Associates Inc  Western Pulmonary Associates Medical Group  David M Kelley MD  Cedars-Sinai Pulmonology  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Pulmonology  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Pulmonology  Wachtel Wolfe & Artal MDs  Y Kristy Kim MD  Corday Medical Group  Wachtel Wolfe & Artal MDs  Wachtel Wolfe & Artal MDs  Theresa C Henderson MD  Amanuel Sima MD  David Defren MD  Stewart Lonky & Paryus Patel MDs  Stewart Lonky & Paryus Patel MDs  M. Ali Ansari, M.D., INC Oxnard, CaliforniaUpcoming 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 BronchoscopyPneumonia facts
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