A bronchoscopy after a chest X-ray is usually done to help further clarify the diagnosis or treatment.
If the patient’s chest X-ray has abnormalities, such as a chest X-ray showing the presence of infectious lung lesions, space-occupying lung lesions, or lung atelectasis, a bronchoscopy is usually performed to clarify further diagnosis. If there is no abnormality in the chest X-ray, but the patient has hemoptysis, unexplained dry cough, etc., bronchoscopy can also be performed to further clarify the cause of hemoptysis or dry cough.
The therapeutic role of bronchoscopy includes for the cause and lesion site has been clarified, but the internal medicine treatment is ineffective or repeated hemoptysis and can not carry out emergency surgical local hemostasis treatment. It can also be used for lung abscess, respiratory burns, trauma or post-surgical sputum retention, etc. It is necessary to aspirate pus sputum, pus plugs, necrotic material under direct bronchoscopic vision to relieve airway obstruction and give local medication.
Specific situations need to be specifically analyzed, it is recommended that patients actively cooperate with the doctor, follow the doctor’s instructions to improve the examination and treatment, so as not to delay the condition.