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Bronchoscopy. Bronchoscopy is the visual examination of the bronchi of the lungs by the use of
the bronchoscope which may be inserted into the oral or nasal cavities. The larynx, pharynx, and
trachea may be visualized as the scope is passed to the bronchi (See F9, F10, F12). It may serve
other purposes also. For example, it may be used to remove a foreign body from the bronchus, or
for clearing a mucous plug which is causing atelectasis 1.
Laryngoscopy. Direct Visualization: A laryngoscopy is the visual examination of
the larynx and hypopharynx using a
laryngoscope. Abstract what you think is
pertinent in the laryngoscopy report
(Example F2) and compare with the
suggested abstraction on page 131.
Indirect Visualization: Examination of the interior wall of the larynx
by observation of the reflection of it in a
laryngeal mirror
latelectasis--Absence of air in the alveolar spaces resulting in incomplete expansion of the lungs
at birth or collapse of the lungs of an adult.
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