Bronchoscopy Preparation

• Prior to the procedure, your doctor will discuss with you the following:
  
  
  • The need to do a bronchoscopy
    
    
  • What doctors hope to achieve
    
    
  • The risks of your procedure
    
    
  • Potential complications
  
  
• The doctor also will do the following:
  
  
  • Create an accurate medical history
    
    
  • Examine your lungs and heart
    
    
  • Take a chest x-ray
    
    
  • Perform appropriate blood tests if you have a high risk of bleeding
  
  
• You will be asked to fast for at least 6 hours before the procedure.