Bronchoscopy Diagnostic Test Presentation for Hospital Unit Clerks

This presentation provides a detailed overview of the bronchoscopy diagnostic test, a procedure used to visualize the inner airways and lungs. It explains the purpose of the test, the methodology involving the insertion of a bronchoscope through the mouth or nose, and the approximate duration of the procedure, including preparation and recovery time. The presentation also identifies the diagnostic radiology and pathology departments as key contacts for imaging and data interpretation. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of involving pharmacy and nursing staff to administer sedatives and ensure patient comfort during the process. The document emphasizes the collaborative effort required from various medical professionals to conduct the bronchoscopy test effectively. Desklib provides more solved assignments for students.

Running head: FUNDAMENTAL OF MEDICAL ORDERS
BRONCHOSCOPY DIAGNOSIS PROCEDURE
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Answer 1
Bronchoscopy is a diagnosis procedure resembling the endoscopic diagnosis procedure in
which assessment of the inner airway is conducted through visualizing the inside of the airway
for the therapeutic and diagnostic needs (von Bartheld et al., 2013). The primary purpose of this
diagnostic procedure is to insert a small instrument namely bronchoscope through the mouth of
the patient and visualize the airway and eventually lungs of the patient and checking them for
presence of problems in it (Du Rand et al., 2013). Therefore, smaller physiological changes
present in the lungs or the airway is being tracked by the bronchoscopy diagnostic procedure.
Answer 2
As the process of the bronchoscopy resembles the endoscopic assessment method,
healthcare physicians inserts a small instrument called the bronchoscope through the nose or
mouth of the patient into the throat and eventually through the airways, reach the lungs (Rivera,
Mehta & Wahidi, 2013). The composition of the device bronchoscope is very flexible due to the
presence of fiber-optical material and hence, it can easily drive a small piece of camera with it
within the lungs and image all the inner details on the screen in a form of video images (Gex et
al., 2014). Through the entire procedure the patient will be awake and through the help of the
patient physicians will be able to image the process.
Answer 3
As the process requires entering a small camera through the mouth of nose of the patient
in to its lungs, the preparatory and conduction phase of the bronchoscopy requires 4 to 5 hours of
time. Within this, for the preparation of the patient and the diagnosis procedure, it requires 1 to

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1.5 hours (von Bartheld et al., 2013). On the other hand for the completion of the test, it requires
40 to 45 minutes. During this phase, the patient suffers from different distress and sedatives are
used for the purpose. Therefore, after the test it takes more 1 to 2 hours to recover from the
bronchoscopy test (Du Rand et al., 2013).
Answer 4
For this bronchoscopy diagnostic assessment, the diagnostic radiology department will be
contacted. This is because for the imagining process of the inner lung walls and its issues the
radiology department will be able to put clear and concise image using the camera attached on
the bronchoscope and hence, radiological department will be asked to image the findings from
the assessment. Further, the pathological department will also be contacted for the interpretation
of the data found from the radiological images of the inner lung walls.
Answer 5
The bronchoscopy test is a vital assessment in which a small instrument namely the
bronchoscope is inserted in to the patents mouth and from that through the air way, images of the
inner lungs and its abnormalities (if present) is collected. Therefore, during the process, patient
goes through several distresses and irritation (Rivera, Mehta & Wahidi, 2013). Hence, a
pathological department and nursing staff should be contacted so that they can provide the
patient with sedatives while conduction of the process so that patient can be relaxed and the
process could be conducted without any hindrance. Therefore, with conduction of the test,
relaxing the patient, providing him/her with sedatives medications and others will be the
additional task (Du Rand et al., 2013).

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Answer 6
Therefore, in order to complete the additional task, multiple departments and
professionals need to be involved. The pharmacy department will be contacted to obtain
sedatives and other medication for the patient while conducting the process. Further a healthcare
physician and a nursing staff will also be present for the care and assessment of the inner airway
of the patient. Therefore, these are the additional staff and department, which will be contacted
while conducting the bronchoscopy diagnostic procedure in the process (von Bartheld et al.,
2013).

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