Pulmonology
Pulmonology Department
The Department of Pulmonology at St. John’s Hospital has state-of-the-art facilities and deals with respiratory related conditions like Bronchial Asthma, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Allergy, Pleural diseases, sleep related disorders, & other systemic lung diseases.
DIAGNOSTIC & TREATMENT FACILITIES
- Pulmonary function testing & Spirometry including reversibility testing & bronchial provocation testing.
- Flexible video bronchoscopies with bronchial washing & biopsy.
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing including 6 miniute walk testing.
- Allergy testing for common allergies.
- Pleural procedures ( aspiration, biopsy, pleurodesis, ICD ).
- CT guided fine needle aspiration.
- Polysomnography ( Sleep study ) & CPAP titration.
- ABG, Non invasive positive pressure ventilators.
- Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD & ILD patients.
- Pluseoximetry and oxygen titration.
OUT PATIENT FACILITIES
- Asthma care programme.
- Asthma & COPD clinics with education programme.
- COPD rehabilitation clinic.
- Allergy testing & Immunotherapy clinic.
- Smoking cessation clinic including counselling & pharmacotherapy.
WE DEAL WITH
- Bronchial Asthma
- COPD
- Pneumonia
- Pleural diseases
- Interstitial Lung Diseases
- Allergy
- sleep related disorders
- Tuberculosis
- ARDS
- Acute lung injury
