Pulmonary (Chest)

Pulmonary (Chest)

The Department of Pulmonary (Chest) is unique in many ways. It has been the only center for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine for almost Five Years (since its inception in 2016). This is one of the earliest full-fledged and independent departments of Pulmonary Medicine.

Facilities Available

  • Outpatient clinics for evaluation and treatment of various lung conditions.

  • Hospital inpatient services for evaluation and treatment of various lung conditions.

  • Respiratory Critical Care – Emergency & Intensive care services for treatment of the critically ill.

  • Sleep disorders evaluation and treatment.

  • Therapeutic Flexible Video Bronchoscopy & Rigid Bronchoscopy, Foreign Body Removal, Airway Stenting, Management of Malignant & Non malignant Central airway obstructing lesion, Endobronchial Glue Therapy for Hemoptysis & Bronchopleural Fistula

  • CT and USG guided FNAC, Trucut Biopsy

  • Ultrasound-guided Pleural Aspiration, Intercostal Drainage

  • Medical Thoracoscopy

  • Pulmonary Function Laboratory :

    • Spirometry (with Bronchodilator Reversibility)

    • FENO (Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide)

    • DLCO (Diffusing capacity of the Lungs for Carbon Monoxide)

    • Lung Volumes

    • 6 minutes walk test

    • CO Check

    • Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

  • Quit Smoking program

  • Laboratory investigation of blood (blood tests), ABG ( Arterial Blood Gas)

  • Chest X-rays

  • CT scanning including LDCT (Low Dose screening CT for early lung cancer screening), HRCT, MDCT, Virtual Bronchoscopy.

  • Level II & III Polysomnography (split night & double night sleep studies) for the diagnosis & therapy of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

  • Option of attending Obesity Clinic & Bariatric (Obesity) Surgery available now

 

Our Pulmonary specialists have expertise in a range of respiratory conditions including but not limited to:

  • Management of all Respiratory Emergencies & Acute Critical conditions

  • ASTHMA & ALLERGIC LUNG DISORDERS (including ASPERGILLOSIS and ABPA)

  • LUNG CANCER

  • CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE (COPD)

  • Disorders of the PLEURA (including MESOTHELIOMA, PLEURAL EFFUSION, EMPYEMA AND PNEUMOTHORAX)

  • INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE (ILD), SARCOIDOSIS

  • CT and USG guided FNAC, Trucut Biopsy

  • Ultrasound-guided Pleural Aspiration, Intercostal Drainage

  • Medical Thoracoscopy

  • Asbestos-related conditions (including ASBESTOSIS, MESOTHELIOMA) & other OCCUPATIONAL RESPIRATORY DISEASES

  • TUBERCULOSIS (TB)

  • SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING (including Obstructive Sleep Apnea / OSA)

  • PNEUMONIA, BRONCHITIS

  • BRONCHIECTASIS

  • PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

  • PULMONARY HAEMORRHAGE

  • PULMONARY EMBOLISM

  • Pulmonary manifestations of systemic disease

  • CYSTIC FIBROSIS and other Genetic and developmental lung disorders