What type of bronchoscope is mainly used for foreign body removal and to find the cause of persistent bleeding?

a. Indirect
b. Rigid
c. Flexible
d. Bypass


ANS: B
The rigid scope can pass a biopsy or foreign body forceps and can allow oxygenation through perforations along the side of the tube.

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The officially recognized authority and standard on the prescriptions of drugs is the:

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