Emergency Medical Care

+91-294-3510000

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Emergency Medical Care

+91-0294-3510000 ,+91-8696440666

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.