Pulmonary Currently Available Services
Services provided by the department
1. Management of respiratory disorders of adults
- COPD, Asthma, Allergies
- Respiratory infections
- Sleep disorders
- Lung cancer
- Pleural disease
- Bronchiectasis
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
2. Management of Acute Respiratory emergencies
- Asthma exacerbations
- COPD exacerbations
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary embolism
- Mechanical ventilation for ARDS
3. National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP)
- Diagnosis, testing, and treatment of TB in children and adults
4. Diagnostic bronchoscopy
- Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
- Endobronchial biopsy
- Transbronchial biopsy
5. Pleural Procedures
- Semi-rigid thoracoscopy and pleural biopsy
- Diagnostic and therapeutic pleural tapping
- Intercostal drainage tube (ICD) insertion
6.Sleep disorders diagnosis and treatment
Facilities of laboratories available in the department
1. Pulmonary Function Lab
- Spirometry, DLCO
- Body plethysmography
- FeNO and FOT
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET), six minute walk test
2. Sleep Study
- Diagnostic sleep study (Level I)
- CPAP and BPAP titration study