Upper respiratory infections Endotracheal intubations Time coarse Trauma Profession and vocal demands Vocal abuse Tobacco, alcohol, and drug use Dietary habits Heartburn and acid reflux Hydration Allergy Environmental and chemical…
Fig. 4.1 Determining procedural unit space needs General Requirements of Procedural Area Hospital procedural suites must adhere to many regulatory bodies including but not limited to internal and external groups….
Fig. 3.1 Non-video and video bronchoscopes The true “video” bronchoscope (Fig. 3.1) did not become available until 1987 when the charged coupled device technology (CCD chip) was able to be…
Fig. 9.1 Pharyngeal anatomy. Sagittal view of pharynx divided into (1) nasopharynx, (2) oropharynx, and (3) hypopharynx (From Nemec SF, Krestan CR, Noebauer-Huhmann IM, et al. Radiologische Normalanatomie des Larynx…
Fig. 55.1 Pleural elastance curves. Open circle = normal elastance, closed circle = lung entrapment, x = trapped lung (Reprinted with permission of the American Thoracic Society. Copyright © American…
Fig. 32.1 A patient with GOLD III COPD, diabetes, and previous history of CABG and poor vascular condition used aspirin and was presented with hemorrhagic sputum. Superficial spreading squamous carcinoma…
Fig. 12.1 Survival curves according to the seventh IASLC staging system. In panel A, the survival figures for the different clinical stages are presented. In panel B, the same survival…
Fig. 10.1 Examples of ogive “S”-shaped learning curve and plateau with incremental gain and occasional dip (Courtesy of Dr. Henri G. Colt, MD) Bronchoscopy-Related Education Literature The bronchoscopy-related literature is…
Fig. 11.1 A lo-fidelity mechanical airway model for bronchoscopy teaching Domenico et al. were able to build a real-scale anatomically accurate bronchoscopy model that cost less than $30 by utilizing…
Fig. 1.1 Gustav Killian performing bronchoscopy. He is holding the bronchoscope with his left hand, while guiding a suction catheter with the right hand. His coworker is pumping the balloon…
