Word parts
What it means
A provider passes a bronchoscope down through the tracheaTRAY-kee-uhThe windpipe: the tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs.Full entry into the bronchi to look at them, take tissue or fluid samples, remove mucus plugs or a stuck object, or treat bleeding. The client is usually given numbing spray and sedation. Afterwards the throat stays numb for a while.
For the nurse
Keep the client NPO before the test as ordered. Afterwards, give nothing by mouth until the gag reflex returns, to prevent aspirationas-puh-RAY-shunBreathing food, liquid, saliva or stomach contents into the airway and lungs; also, drawing fluid out with suction or a needle.Full entry . Watch the breathing and oxygen saturation, and report stridor, trouble breathing or more than streaks of blood in the sputum.
In a chart
"Bronchoscopy with biopsy at 1000; gag reflex returned at 1215, sips of water tolerated."
At a glance
| Spanish | broncoscopia |
|---|---|
| Also written | bronchoscopies |
Related terms
aspiration
Breathing food, liquid, saliva or stomach contents into the airway and lungs; also, drawing fluid out with suction or a needle.
airway
The passages that carry air into and out of the lungs, from the nose and mouth to the smallest air tubes.
-scopy
A word ending that means looking at or examining, usually with an instrument.
-scope
A word ending that means an instrument for looking or examining.