Instructions and Information for Procedures / Tests
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Procedure Name: Bronchoscopy
Department Responsible for performing Procedure:
GI Lab
Department Contact Information:
(770) 991-8498
Where to Report:
Please enter through the Outpatient Entrance and go to Registration. Plan to arrive 1.5 hours before your scheduled appointment. Even if you have recently been hospitalized, you must register and sign a consent form.
What to Bring:
- Physician Order
- Any forms from your physician relating to this visit
- Your insurance / Medicaid / Medicare card
- Driver's License / Photo Identification
- All of your medications OR a listing of all medications along with the dose, how often you take it, and the last time you took it
- A list of all of your allergies
- Please check with your insurance carrier for any authorization requirements.
- Any films or reports from relevant studies not performed at Southern Regional.
Patient Instructions:
- After registering go to the Nurses' desk in the GI Lab located by the Outpatient Lobby or Radiology as directed. The nurses will help you get ready for the procedure, starting your IV, etc. You may have someone stay with you while you are waiting for the procedure to start.
- Your family may wait for you during and after the procedure in the GI/Surgery located outside the GI Lab or in the Radiology Waiting Room. You will be in the Recovery Room approximately 1 hour.
- You must have someone to drive you home after the procedure. Your escort must be present when you leave the procedure area.
- Follow your doctor's instruction sheet to prepare for your procedure.
- Please read the Procedure Information for additional instructions and information.
- Please read the Procedure Information for additional instructions and information.
Procedure Information:
A bronchoscopy is a test used to examine the bronchi (main airways of the lungs). A flexible tube (bronchoscope) with a telescope on the end for viewing is used. Bronchoscopy helps to evaluate and diagnose lung problems, assess blockages, obtain samples of tissue and/or fluid, and/or help remove a foreign body.
You will be asked to remove your clothes and wear a gown. An IV will be started in your hand or arm. You will be positioned either sitting up or lying down. You will be given a sedative through the IV to relax you. A local anesthetic will be sprayed into your throat to numb the gag reflex. The doctor will pass the bronchoscope through your nose or throat into the airways.
After the procedure, you will be taken to a recovery area until you are fully awake and your blood pressure, pulse and breathing are stable. A chest x-ray may be taken before or after the procedure.
Additional Information:
None Currently Available