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… Flexible bronchoscopy. It uses a long, thin, lighted tube to look at your airway. The flexible bronchoscope is … with general anesthesia and uses a straight, hollow metal tube. It is used: When there is bleeding in the airway that … The bronchoscope is then moved down your larger breathing tubes (bronchi) to examine the lower airways. If your doctor …
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… retrograde cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP) test checks the tubes (ducts) that drain the liver , gallbladder , and … can be opened by inserting a small wire-mesh or plastic tube (called a stent) into it. Why It Is Done ERCP is done … of the way. You may be asked to swallow to help move the tube along. The scope is no thicker than many foods you …
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… be used to guide it. The doctor may guide a thin plastic tube along the needle into the space between the sac and your heart. The fluid drains out through the tube. Some fluid may be saved and sent to a lab for tests. … procedure. After some or all of the fluid is drained, the tube may be removed right away. Or the tube may be left in …
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… , such as coins or other small pieces of metal, in the tube to the stomach (esophagus), the airway, or the lungs. A … may not be able to see food, nuts, or wood fibres. See if a tube, catheter, or other medical device has been placed in … fluid or air is seen, and no foreign objects are seen. All tubes, catheters, or other medical devices are in their …
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… to clump if RF is present. A laser light is shined on the tube containing the mixture. Then the amount of light … a cloudier sample and allows less light to pass through the tube. Why It Is Done A test for rheumatoid factor is done to … show how much light is blocked by the blood sample in the tube. A high level of RF causes the sample to be cloudy, so …
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… whether there is fluid behind the eardrum or whether an ear tube is blocked. The test can also discover whether there is … behind the eardrum. It can also mean that the eustachian tube, which connects the back of the nose and throat with … whether there is fluid behind the eardrum or whether an ear tube is blocked. The test can also discover whether there is …
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… small intestine, called the duodenum. The esophagus is the tube that carries food to your stomach. The doctor uses a thin, lighted tube that bends. It is called an endoscope, or scope. The … called aspiration.) If the test is done in an emergency, a tube may be inserted through your nose or mouth to empty …
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… how quickly red blood cells (erythrocytes) settle in a test tube in one hour. The more red cells that fall to the bottom of the test tube in one hour, the higher the sed rate. When inflammation … and fall more quickly than normal to the bottom of the tube. These proteins are produced by the liver and the …
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… , which allows your doctor to look through a small lighted tube at the lining of the uterus. Why It Is Done An … numbed with a spray or injection of local anesthetic . The tube to collect the sample is guided through the cervix into … 5 to 15 minutes. How It Feels You may feel cramping as the tube is guided through your cervix and when the biopsy …
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… next to the breastbone. Then the doctor places a lighted tube into the cut. The tube lets the doctor look around inside that space. This … infection, inflammation, or cancer. The doctor may use the tube to take a sample of tissue from the area. This is …
