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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur

Pulmonary Currently Available Services

  • Diagnostic bronchoscopy: BAL, EBB and TBB
  • Level 1 polysomnography (sleep study) diagnostic and titration study
  • Semi Rigid thoracoscopy for pleural biopsy
  • Pulmonary Function tests: Spirometry, 6MWT, DlCO, Body plethysmography Cardiopulmonary exercise testing 

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