SONOGRAPHY ENDOBRONCHIAL ASSESSMENT, PROTOCOLS, AND INTERPRETATION

Course overview

ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND IS AN ADVANCED BRONCHOSCOPIC PROCEDURE COMBINING TRADITIONAL BRONCHOSCOPY WITH ULTRASOUND. IT IS PRIMARILY USED TO VIEW AND OBTAIN SAMPLES FROM PERI-BRONCHIAL LESIONS AND LYMPHADENOPATHY WITHIN THE HILAR REGIONS AND ANTEROSUPERIOR MEDIASTINUM BY TRANSBRONCHIAL NEEDLE ASPIRATION. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND AND EXPLAINS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN MANAGING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO THIS PROCEDURE.