Description:

This session will review the indications, contraindications, outcomes, and potential adverse events related to fundamental bronchoscopic techniques.

Learning Objectives:

•List the safety issues and techniques of bronchoscopy in special populations: pregnancy, severe asthma, COPD, OSA, and heart disease.

•Enumerate four techniques for managing massive airway bleeding.

•Mention the expected results and complications from BAL, brushings, and endobronchial and transbronchial biopsy.