The Department of Chest Medicine offers diagnostic facilities & treatment services for pulmonary disorders. Diagnostic & treatment services are offered to patients with various lung diseases like Bronchial Asthma, COPD, Interstitial Lung Diseases, occupational lung disorders, lung cancer, Tuberculosis, Pneumonias , sleep disordered breathing and acute and chronic respiratory failure. The department also provides various diagnostic facilities like Lung Functions. Diffusion studies arterial blood gas study, diagnostic & therapeutic Bronchoscopies. Sleep studies and Skin prick and ELISA based tests for diagnosing allergies. DOTS PLUS Services (unit at PIMS) & RNTCP OPD under Revised National TB Control programme is looked after by this department. The department has been actively involved in various community outreach activities like asthma education, health surveys & assessment of respiratory morbidity due to air pollution
Services & Facilities:
- Video diagnostic bronchoscopy.
- Diagnosis of lung neoplasm, Evaluation of haemoptysis
Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and other infections. - Transbronchial lung biopsy, Foreign body removal
Airway stenting, Electro cautry for airway stenosis. - Diagnosis of Mediastinal Adenopathy – TB, Lymphoma, Malignancy.
- Evaluation of Perihitar Lung Masses, Staging of Malignancy
MEDICAL THORACOSCOPY Biopsy of Pleural Nodules - Evaluation of undiagnosed Pleural Effusions Diagnosis of
Tuberculous Pleural Effusion, Malignant Effusion, Mesothelioma.
Management of Empyema & Pleural Infection.
- Exercise training for chronic respiratory diseases including COPD Bronchiestasis, ILD, c/c Asthma
- Management of OSA, CPAP Titration Specialised Cunics Allergy, Asthma clinic.
- Smoking Cessation Clinic. Lung Cancer Screening Clinic MINOR PROCEDURES, Pleurocentesis, ICD Insertion Transthoracic Needle Aspiration.
- Trans Thoracic Lung Biopsy ( USG/CT Guided )
MANAGEMENT OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE - Non lnvasive Ventilation, lnvasive /’ñechanical Ventilation Virtual Bronchoscopy.
- Bronchoscopy,DLCO, DOTS centre, Spirometry, chest physiotherapy.
