The Department of Pulmonary Medicine at Mediclinic City Hospital is equipped to deal with all types of breathing problems (acute and chronic) such as:
- Bronchial asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis/emphysema)
- Pneumonias (infections)
- Interstitial lung disease
- Occupation related respiratory diseases
- Sleep apnoea syndrome
- Diagnosis and staging of lung cancer
- Pulmonary embolism
- Chronic cough
- Bronchiectasis
- Haemoptysis (coughing blood)
Investigations
- Chest radiograph
- CT scan of chest (64 slice CT scanner)
- Pulmonary function test - sSpirometry
- Polysomnography for diagnosis of sleep related breathing disorders
- Chest ultrasound
Procedures
- Tube thoracostomy for pleural effusion and pneumothorax
- Needle thorocentesis for pleural effusion
- Ultrasound guided needle thorocentesis/tube thorocostomy
- Pleural biopsy
- Bronchoscopy: the department is equipped with a broncho videoscope for diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopies (foreign body removal)
- Testing for allergies
