Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine Bangalore | Respiratory Medicine Specialists

Pulmonology (Respiratory Medicine)

Overview

Department of Respiratory Medicine is one of the vital specialties which deals with diseases of the respiratory system. Department is actively involved in undergraduate teaching and has 3 years MD postgraduate teaching program.

The department is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities at par with international standards to provide round the clock services. We deal with diseases of the airway, lungs, pulmonary vessels, pleura, thoracic cancers, complex airway interventions and sleep disordered breathing. The faculty is also trained in managing critically ill medical patients with special expertise in managing respiratory failure of various causes including severe ARDS, COVID-19 pneumonia, COPD and infections. Specialty clinics are being run for Severe Asthma, COPD, Post COVID, Interstitial Lung Diseases, sleep disorders and diagnosis of Lung Cancer.

We are backed by 24/7 emergency services to provide timely medical care to challenging conditions. Department is well equipped to handle all respiratory diseases and emergencies. Faculty are involved in conducting health awareness programs. We are involved in Clinical research at the National level and in multicentric (International) Clinical trials.

Disease Treated

Pneumothorax

Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Covid Related Lung Disease

Bronchial Asthma

Constructive Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd)

Pneumonia

Bronchiectasis

Pleural Effusion

Tuberculosis

Scope of Services

General Pulmonology

Interpretation of pulmonary function tests (including spirometry, DLCO,FOT, arterial blood gas analysis) and thoracic radiology in management of pulmonary diseases

Biological therapies for severe refractory asthma

NTEP services for Management of Pulmonary and Extra pulmonary tuberculosis

Diagnosis of MDR and XDR tuberculosis

Pulmonary rehabilitation therapy for chronic respiratory diseases

Pulmonary assessment, risk stratification and management of perioperative pulmonary complications

Oxygen delivery devices including domicilliary and long term oxygen therapy, CPAP and BiPAP therapies

Adult Vaccination (including pneumococcal, influenza, SARS CoV2)

Interventional Pulmonology

Diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy (flexible and rigid bronchoscopy)

Broncho alveolar lavage (BAL), trans bronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) with fluoroscopy guidance, endobronchial biopsy (EBB), endobronchial needle aspiration (EBNA) & brush cytology

Endobronchial ultrasound guided trans bronchial needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph nodes and tumors (EBUS- TBNA)

Debulking procedures for central airway obstruction

Localization of alveolo pleural and bronchopleural fistulae

Foreign body removal, trans bronchial cryo lung biopsy

Rapid onsite cytological examination

Radial endobronchial ultrasound and fluoroscopic guided biopsy of lung nodules

Diagnostic and therapeutic thoracentesis

Pig tail catheter and procedure.

Tube thoracostomy and medical pleurodesis

Medical thoracoscopy with pleural biopsy and adhesiolysis (including rigid and flexible thoracoscopy)

Critical Care Medicine

Management of critically ill medical patients

Management of sepsis and hospital acquired infections

Noninvasive ventilation strategies: CPAP, BPAP, AVAPS, ASV, NAVA

Point of care ultrasonography of the lungs (POCUS)

Sleep medicine

Evaluation and management of sleep related breathing disorders (OSA, CSA, OHS, insomnia, sleep movement disorders, parasomnias, hypersomnia, circadian sleep disorders, narcolepsy)

Interpretation of level 1 & 3 (in hospital) polysomnography

Continuous and bi level positive airway pressure support therapies

Thoracic Oncology

Evaluation and management of sleep related breathing disorders (OSA, CSA, OHS, insomnia, sleep movement disorders, parasomnias, hypersomnia, circadian sleep disorders, narcolepsy)

Interpretation of level 1 & 3 (in hospital) polysomnography

Continuous and bi level positive airway pressure support therapies

Our Treatment & Procedure

Daily Out Patient Services

In Patient and Intensive care Services

National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme(NTEP)

Spirometry and DLCO– As a Diagnostic tool for Obstructive and Restrictive lung Disorders.

Polysomnography-Complete and Limited – for sleep related breathing disorders

CPAP Titration

Pleurocentesis

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Insertion

Pigtail Catheter Insertion

Fibre optic flexible bronchoscopy with Bronchoalveolar lavage and Trans bronchial Lung Biopsy/Trans bronchial needle Aspiration

Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)- which helps in sampling and staging of mediastinal lymphnodes, peri bronchial lesions and detection of early airway malignancy

Medical Thoracoscopy- For Pleural diseases

Dedicated Respiratory Therapist for counselling and training of patients regarding respiratory devices, breathing exercises ,chest physiotherapy ,Airway clearance techniques and CPAP machine usage