BRONCHOSCOPY

Course overview

A BRONCHOSCOPY IS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR CLINICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TREATING PATIENTS WITH LUNG DISEASES. SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PRACTICE BY SHIGETO IKEDA IN 1966, FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY HAS BECOME AN ESSENTIAL TOOL IN DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LUNG DISEASES. RIGID BRONCHOSCOPY CAN BE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL IN THERAPEUTIC CASES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS OF BRONCHOSCOPY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH AIRWAY DISORDERS.