Respiratory & Chest Medicine
Respiratory medicine is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of diseases of the airway and lungs, their linings and blood vessels, and the muscles and nerves required for breathing. Some of the common conditions treated by our Specialists are chronic bronchitis, smoker’s cough asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and also more complicated conditions like cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, carcinoma of the Lung, occupational lung disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, sarcoidosis of the lungs, and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).
Services Available Currently
- DOTS Laboratory for RNTCP (TB) services
- Dots plus services/ isolation ward for multi Drug Resistant TB patients
- Adult bronchoscope & Video bronchoscope to teach Postgraduates
- Pediatric bronchoscope available
- Thoracoscopy (semirigid) available to diagnose pleural diseases
- DLCO and Spirometry available
- MIP/MEP with Spirometry to exclude Neuro muscular disorders
- Sleep lab (portable) to diagnose sleep Apnoea disorders
- Allergen test done in collaboration with Dermatology department
- Research laboratory available for therapeutic trials
- Health education utilizing audiovisual aids for Asthma and COPD patient is done on weekly basis in outpatient department
- Physiotherapy and pulmonary rehabilitation is taught for patients with chronic respiratory diseases on need basis
- Speciality clinics – COPD clinic/ Asthma clinic and Rheumato Pulmonology clinic on weekly basis
Messages
- All patients with respiratory emergencies receive immediate medical attention and protocolised care with excellent results, under the supervision of team of experts in the field of Respiratory Medicine
- Provide patronized care to all our patients round the clock
- We strive hard not only to deal with acute problems but also to build up on ongoing bond with our patients.
Future plans
- To expand department with emphasis on interventional Pulmonology
- Collaboration with oncology department to start services for Lung cancer patients
- To improvise on critical care areas
- To expand research related activities
- To start speciality clinic for specific disorders of Respiratory Medicine
- To improve patient care, give health education and improve counseling skills
- Innovative teaching methods for Under graduate and Post graduate students using simulation lab
Specialist Doctors
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