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    The patient is instructed to rest for the day after their bronchoscopy and resume normal diet after 3 hours. They should continue regular medications and contact their doctor if they experience severe pain, shortness of breath, bloody sputum or fever/chills. The patient should not drive, drink alcohol or make major decisions for 24 hours and it is normal to feel sore throat, bloody sputum, fever or poor coordination in the next 1-2 days. They should book a follow up appointment with their respirologist within 10 days.

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    The patient is instructed to rest for the day after their bronchoscopy and resume normal diet after 3 hours. They should continue regular medications and contact their doctor if they experience severe pain, shortness of breath, bloody sputum or fever/chills. The patient should not drive, drink alcohol or make major decisions for 24 hours and it is normal to feel sore throat, bloody sputum, fever or poor coordination in the next 1-2 days. They should book a follow up appointment with their respirologist within 10 days.

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    Bronchoscopy: Patient Discharge Instruction

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    The patient is instructed to rest for the day after their bronchoscopy and resume normal diet after 3 hours. They should continue regular medications and contact their doctor if they experience severe pain, shortness of breath, bloody sputum or fever/chills. The patient should not drive, drink alcohol or make major decisions for 24 hours and it is normal to feel sore throat, bloody sputum, fever or poor coordination in the next 1-2 days. They should book a follow up appointment with their respirologist within 10 days.

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    Patient Discharge Instruction

    Bronchoscopy
    After your Bronchoscopy: If You Experience:
     Severe pain in the neck or chest
     Resume your normal diet after 3  Significant shortness of breath
    hours  Increasing amounts of bloody
     Go home and rest for the day sputum
     Continue with your regular  Fever and/or chills the day
    medications and inhalers following the procedure

    DO NOT: Contact your Respirologist

     No driving for 24 hours If you are unable to contact your


     No alcohol beverages for the Respirologist, report to the NEAREST
    next 24 hours Emergency Department.
     No making of any major
    decisions or signing any legal Please bring this paper with you to the
    documents until tomorrow Emergency Department

    It is normal to experience: Follow-up Appointment

     A sore throat for 24 – 48 hours Book a follow-up appointment at the


     Bloody sputum for 24 hours office of your Respirologist for 10 days
     Fever/chills from now.
     Poor balance walking due to the


    medication you have received
    Decreased coordination
    □ Dr. Keshmiri – 604-853-8810
     Inability to remember events of
    the procedure or surrounding
    the procedure □ Dr. Williams – 604-853-9022

    October 2008, GDC

    Printshop # 262530

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