Bronchoscopy Center - South Gate, CA
South Gate 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 South Gate * Daniel Suarez MD  Ashok Raheja MD  Vijay Kamdar MD  Ranch Los Amigos National Rehab  Caremore Medical Group  Mark J Buchfuhrer MD  Joel E Arroyo MD  Tower Pulmonary Associates  USC Internal Medicine  Edward Klein MD  George Thompson Jr. MD  Arthur F Gelb Medical Corp  Arthur F Gelb Medical Corp  Sean Xie MD  Health Care Partners Monterey Park  B Waraich MD  Chiu Fu Lee MD  Steven M Gitlin MD  Foothill Pulmonary & Critical Care  Alan C Jasper MD  Barlow Pulmonary Medical Group  Alan C Jasper MD  Alan C Jasper MD  Barlow Pulmonary Medical Group  Barlow Pulmonary Medical Group  Carson Pulmonary Medical Group  Reliant Pulmonary  Reliant Pulmonary  Reliant Pulmonary  Houston & Muro MDs  Kenneth Landis MD  Jamshid Niknam MD  Y Kristy Kim MD  Memorial Pulmonary & Sleep Consultants  Memorial Pulmonary & Sleep Consultants  Mehmet Demirozu MD  Drayton P Graham Jr. MD Inc  James J Krueger MD Inc  Ace Medical Group  Memorial Pulmonary & Sleep Consultants  Cal Care Medical Group  Healthcare Partners Atlantic Avenue  Derek M. Dobalian MD  Reynaldo Landero MD  Whitter Pulmonary & Critical Care  Whitter Pulmonary & Critical Care  W W Sadowinski MD  Whitter Pulmonary & Critical Care  Whitter Pulmonary & Critical Care  Innley Medical Inc  Mukesh Shah MD  Talbert Medical Group  Jyoti S Datta MD  Eli E Hendel MD  J Sue Johnson MD  J Sue Johnson MD  Irene P Leech MD  ProHealth Partners Medical Group Inc  ProHealth Partners Medical Group Inc  Hezekiah N Moore MD  Joseph Ford MD  Earl S Young MD APC  Sittiporn Boontung MD  Gilbert Gurevitch Khalili & Patel MD  Gilbert Gurevitch Khalili & Patel MD  Hargurmeet Sandhu MD  David Defren MD  Stewart Lonky & Paryus Patel MDs  Stewart Lonky & Paryus Patel MDs  Gary Zagelbaum MD  M. Ali Ansari, M.D., INC  Shalom Medical Corporation  Bergman Medical Group  Mohan Khurana MD  Western Pulmonary Associates Medical Group  Western Pulmonary Associates Medical Group  Gail Levee MD  Houston & Muro MDs  Western Pulmonary Associates Medical Group  Amanuel Sima MD  Peninsula Pulmonary Medical Associates  Peninsula Pulmonary Medical Associates  Peninsula Pulmonary Medical Associates  Peninsula Pulmonary Medical Associates  Peninsula Pulmonary Medical Associates  Los Alamitos Pulmonary Medical Associates  Peninsula Pulmonary Medical Associates  Peninsula Pulmonary Medical Associates  Peninsula Pulmonary Medical Associates  Foothill Pulmonary & Critical Care  Foothill Pulmonary & Critical Care  Foothill Pulmonary & Critical Care  Mark M Chung MD  Foothill Pulmonary & Critical Care  Foothill Pulmonary & Critical Care  Foothill Pulmonary & Critical Care  Foothill Pulmonary & Critical Care  Florante Luzano MD & Austin Yu MD  Los Alamitos Cardiovascular  Foothill Pulmonary & Critical Care South Gate, CaliforniaUpcoming 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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