Pulmonary Medicine

 

The Department of Pulmonary Medicine provides quality care to patients with pulmonary, critical care and sleep disorders.


Examples of disorders diagnosed and managed by the department include:

Bronchial Asthma

Chronic Obstructive pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Interstitial Lung Disease(ILD)

Sarcoidosis

Typical and atypical pneumonias

Pulmonary tuberculosis

Pleural disease (pneumothorax , pleural effusion,pleural infection)

Pulmonary vascular diseases (pulmonary ambolism, pulmonary artery hypertension)

Sleep disordered breathing

Diagnosis and preliminary staging of lung cancers.



The department is equipped with state-of-the-art and sophisticated equipment for the diagnosis and management of respiratory disorders. Few of the facilities include:


Pulmonary Function Test laboratory: Using a spirometer the lung volumes are recorded & measured in the PFT lab

Fiber-Optic Bronchoscopes: The department is equipped with ultra modern video bronchoscope to examine the patient’s airway for abnormalities and sampling them.

Sleep Laboratory: Asian Heart Institute has a sophisticated ‘sleep laboratory for the diagnosis and management decisions of various disordered breathing syndromes.


The hospital is equipped with state of the art intensive care unit (ICU) which caters to various lung disorders leading to acute-on-chronic respiratory failure and accompanying critical illness.


The department provides regular OPD and IPD services for the patient with disorders of respiratory system


Quick Contact

Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E),
Mumbai 400 051.
Maharashtra, INDIA

Tel: +91-22-6698 6666 Fax: +91-22-6698 6506 Email: info@ahirc.com