The Pulmonary Medicine Department is equipped to deal with all types of problems (acute and chronic) relating to the respiratory system:
- Bronchial asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (chronic bronchitis/emphysema)
- All types of pneumonias
- Interstitial lung disease
- Occupation-related respiratory diseases
- Sleep apnoea syndrome
- Diagnosis and staging of lung cancer
Investigations
- Chest radiograph
- CT scan of chest
- Pulmonary function test - spirometry
- Polysomnography for diagnosis of sleep-related breathing disorders
Procedures
- Tube thoracostomy for pleural effusion and pneumothorax
- Needle thoracentesis for pleural effusion
- Ultrasound guided needle thoracentesis/tube thoracotomy
- Pleural biopsy
- Bronchoscopy: the department is equipped with a bronchovideoscope for diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopies.
- Allergy tests
Speciality Clinics
- Asthma clinic
- Sleep laboratory for conducting cardiorespiratory polysomnography
