Plumonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

We offer a comprehensive and wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services specializing in pulmonary diseases, sleep disorders and critical care medicine.

Pulmonology:

Pulmonology is classified as a subspecialty of Internal Medicine. A pulmonologist is a physician who is trained and has specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosing and treating of lung disorders.

Sleep Medicine:

Sleep Medicine is a rapidly growing specially which treats disorders related to sleep which includes sleep apnea, hypersomnia, insomnia, parasomnia, nocturnal epilepsy and circadian rhythm disorders.

Critical care medicine:

People with life threatening injuries and illnesses need critical care. Critical care involves close, constant attention by a team of specially-trained health professionals. It usually takes place in an intensive care unit.

Services:

We aim to provide comfrotable breath to each patient related to lung diseases or lung involvement secondary to other conditions in the body.Lungs services includes the outpatient evaluation for patients with both common and unusual lung condition and evaluation of respiratory symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, and hemoptysis (coughing up blood). Both initial consultations and ongoing care are provided. Examples include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema, lung cancer, pulmonary nodules and lung masses, sarcoidosis, pulmonary hypertension, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pleural effusion, recurrent pneumonias, occupational lung diseases, allergic and immunological lung diseases, tuberculosis, pre-operative clearance for surgery, chest wall abnormalities such as kyphoscoliosis, blood clots of the legs and lungs many others. In addition to a comprehensive physical examination, diagnostic testing is done according to the need of the patient and their specific respiratory condition or problem.

Diagnostic and Treatment Services:

• Oximetry, resting, exercise, and nocturnal
• Pulmonary function Testing
• Nasopharyngolaryngoscopy
• U/S guided Aspiration and FNAC or Biopsy of chest masses or fluid
• Pleural biopsy
• Thoracostomy
• Inter costal drainage(ICD)
• C.T. guided FNAC or Biopsy for mass
• Bronchoscopic guided biopsy
• Bronchoscopic foreign body removal
• Bronchoscopic nasal intubation
• Bronchoscopic percutaneous tracheostomy
• Chemotherapy for lung cancer
• Smoking Cessation Assistance
• Vaccinations(Influenza & Pheumococcal)
• Sleep studies
• X-rays(CT,MRI)
• Echocardiography
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Sleep Services provided include the outpatient evaluation for adult and pediatric patients with any of the common and unusual sleep disorders, such as obstructive and central sleep apnea, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy, circadian rhythm disorders (shift work & jet Lag), parasomnias, and the sleep manifestation of medical and psychiatric disorders and evaluation of sleep complaints such as excessive daytime sleepiness/fatigue, un refreshing sleep, and snoring. Both initial consultations and ongoing care are provided. In addition to a comprehensive sleep history and physical examination, diagnostic testing is tailored to the needs of the patient and their specific condition or problem.

Diagnostic and Treatment Services:

• Nocturnal and daytime Sleep Studies
• Well Equipped ICU & Modern ventillator,monitor,syringe pump & Trained staff
• Seperate bronchoscopy Room & all facility of Emergency
• High dependency unit(HDU)