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