Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology)

The Department offers comprehensive diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative services in the fields of Respiratory Medicine, Sleep Medicine and allied to Critical care Medicine.

Facilities Available:

• Daily OP Clinic
• IP Services
  • for all respiratory ailments, including critical care services for Respiratory failure, Infections etc.
  • The facilities include fully equipped ICU with Mechanical Ventilation, Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV), patient Monitors etc.

• Treatment of Acute and Chronic Respiratory Failure
  • Well equipped critical care unit. Appropriate guidance regarding home oxygen, home NIV for needed patients

• Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy (FOB) and Associated Procedures
  • Endoscopic procedure for diagnosing tumors or other issues with the air passages, and, for taking samples for biopsy from bronchus or lung for diagnostic purposes in various pulmonary diseases.
  • Used for collecting lower respiratory samples for microbiological investigations in respiratory infections, including patients on mechanical ventilator.

• FOB +TBNA (Trans Bronchial Needle Aspiration)
  • Bronchoscopic procedures for taking tissue samples from mediastinal lymph nodes

• Medical Thoracoscopy/Pleuroscopy:
  • Laparoscopic procedure to visualize the pleura and taking diagnostic biopsy samples: in the cases of undiagnosed pleural effusion. Also, used to release adhesions in complicated Pleural Effusion.

• Intercostal Drainage Tube (ICD) Insertion:
  • In acute emergencies like Pneumothorax, massive Pleural Effusion and Emphysema (pus around lungs)

• Pleurodesis:
  • A procedure for preventing further episodes of Pneumothorax or Pleural Effusion, where indicated. Done along with ICD insertion.

• Intrapleural Fibrinolysis: For difficult to drain complicated pleural effusion. Special medicines instilled to pleural cavity via ICD tube or cannula.
• Spirometry:
  • A computerized pulmonary function test intended for diagnosis of airway diseases like Asthma, COPD, Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) : Used for pre-operative and pre-employment lung function assessment
• Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT) :For analyzing exercise tolerance and functional assessment in patients with COPD, ILD etc.

• FENO (Fraction of Nitric Oxide in exhaled air analysis) : A test to detect the airway inflammation in patients with suspected Asthma; particularly useful in children
• Sleep Study (Level III):  To diagnose various sleep related disorders like: Sleep Apnoea Syndromes, Hypoventilation Syndrome etc. Appropriate treatment for various sleep disorders available.

• Comprehensive rehabilitation program to improve lung compliance, exercise capacity and to reduce risk for flare up.
• For chronic respiratory ailments like COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), ILD (Interstitial Lung Disease), Chronic Asthma, Neuromuscular disease etc
• Package for 6 weeks available
• Smoking Cessation Clinic
• Counseling and medication available to help Quit Smoking.

• Clinical Nutrition Therapy
• Physiotherapy - Pulmonary Rehabilitation

• Radiology & Imageology Centre
• MRI Scan (1.5 Tesla)
• CT Scanner (128 Slice)