Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- High-resolution thin-slice computed tomography (HRCT) – allows diagnosis at earlier stages of disease; most reliable diagnostic tool for detecting bronchiectasis.
- Bronchoscopy (pulmonary endoscopy) – to obtain material in progression (progression) of the disease with recurrent episodes of disease and negative sputum findings; pathogen diagnostics: mycobacteria (tuberculosis)?; bronchial stenosis (narrowing of the bronchi)?
- X-ray of the thorax (X-ray thorax/chest), in two planes – in respiratory infections (follow-up).
- Spirometry (basic examination in the context of pulmonary function diagnostics).
- FEV1 <80% is considered a risk factor for colonization.
- In most cases, there is a mixed restrictive-obstructive ventilation disorder (respiratory insufficiency!)
- Pulmonary scintigraphy (examination method of nuclear medicine) – functional examination of the lungs:
- Perfusion disorder (circulatory disorder) of the lungs?
- Pulmonary ventilation (lung aeration) disorder?
- Electrocardiogram (ECG; recording of the electrical activity of the heart muscle) and echocardiography (echo; heart ultrasound) – due topossible sequelae cor pulmonale (right heart failure).
