Introduction Transbronchial cryobiopsy (TBCB) is a relatively new technique in the diagnosis of diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD). The basic rationale for development of TBCB is based on the inferiority…
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Rigid Bronchoscopy Background Rigid bronchoscopy has seen a recent resurgence, primarily for therapeutic indications, in management of patients with complex airway disorders. The rigid bronchoscope owes its conceptualization to Gustav…
Introduction Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) utilizes an electromagnetic field created around the patient to detect and display spatially tracked devices within the magnetic field superimposed over the three-dimensional (3D) virtual…
Introduction Radial probe endobronchial ultrasound (rEBUS) is a small ultrasound probe placed through the working channel of a bronchoscope used to locate peripheral lung abnormalities, such as pulmonary nodules. The…
Introduction In 2002, a new bronchoscope was developed by integrating a convex-type ultrasound probe on its tip and introduced into clinical practice. The convex probe endobronchial ultrasound (CP-EBUS), also known…
Classic Images in Congenital Heart Disease Benjamin W. Eidem Robert E. Shaddy Paul F. Kantor Bryan C. Cannon Frank Cetta Questions 1. The arrow in Figure 18.1 demonstrates a “ring…
Statistics and Research Design John Detterich Justin M. Horner Questions 1. Of the following types of data-descriptive term pairs, which is the pair that incorrectly matches the data with the…
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Frank Cetta C. Charles Jain Sabrina D. Phillips Bryan C. Cannon Questions 1. A 37-year-old female saw her primary care provider who heard a murmur and…
Surgical Palliation and Repair of Congenital Heart Disease Nathaniel W. Taggart Elizabeth H. Stephens Questions 1. A 4-month-old child with a large membranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) and large secundum…
