PULMONARY INVESTIGATIONS-BIOPSY
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SUMMARY
1. Perform lung biopsy in the following: ILD, sarcoidosis, cancer, cryptogenic/eosinophilic pneumonia, vasculitis, or certain infections.
2. Collect biopsies by the transbronchial, endobronchial, transthoracic needle, open lung approach, or by video-assisted thoracoscopic lung surgical (VATS) approaches.
3. The technique chosen depends on where abnormalities are located, use CXR and HRCT to plan.
Reference(s)
Wilkinson, I. (2017). Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Hannaman, R. A., Bullock, L., Hatchell, C. A., & Yoffe, M. (2016). Internal medicine review core curriculum, 2017-2018. CO Springs, CO: MedStudy.
Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021].
