| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,516,786,459 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
flexible bronchoscopy |
0.03 sec. |
|
flexible bronchoscopy Pulmonology Examination of the airways using a flexible bronchoscope, often performed at the bedside of critically ill Pts who may be too unstable to move to the OR or bronchoscopy suite; FB is used to visualize distal
airways; generally, conscious sedation is sufficient for the procedure. Cf Rigid bronchoscopy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
8] yr) who underwent a clinically indicated flexible bronchoscopy between July 2002 and June 2006, and in whom additional endobronchial biopsies were taken for the purpose of research. Flexible bronchoscopy is performed with bronchioloalveolar lavage and transbronchial biopsy. The diagnostic yield of flexible bronchoscopy in non-HIV infected immunocompromised patients and pulmonary infiltrates is only about 56%. |
| Medical Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|