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PULMONOLOGY & RESPIRATORY MEDICINE |
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| The respiratory medicine specialists make a diagnosis and treat a variety of diseases of lungs. In association with critical care department utilizing the help of invasive and non-invasive ventilator the department is capable managing respiratory illness including acute and chronic respiratory failure such as sepsis, asthma, environmental and occupational pulmonary diseases, lung cancer and tuberculosis. This department has been repeatedly receiving patients from Northern Kerala. Specialists, specialized nursing and technical staff of this department have been able to provide meticulous care of global standards. |
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The respiratory specialists with the help of complete testing facilities and pulmonary function lab deal allergic conditions like asthma, allergic rhinitis. |
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Videobronchoscopy helps to diagnose various diseases of lungs like malogency, infections. And we have facilities for transbronchial needle aspiration and biopsy. |
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Acute emergencies like massive haemoptysia are managed by bronchial artery embolisation in cooperation with radiology department. |
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Various lung conditions requiring surgery are managed with the help of cardiothorasic surgery department. |
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Subspecialties like Anti-smoking clinic and Sleep lab is functioning with the department and we are planning to increase the facilities in these area. |
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Videobronchoscopy |
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Biopsy procedures |
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Pulmonary function testing, Allergy testing |
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Sleep lab |
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Stop Smoking Clinic |
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Non invasive ventilators |
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Bronchial artery embolisation for haemoptysia |
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