The pulmonology department is also known as chest medicine and respiratory medicine. One of Tirupati's top pulmonology hospitals, Aster Narayanadri Hospital is well-known and committed to providing all-encompassing medical care. It provides evidence-based, multidisciplinary treatment for ailments like asthma, COPD, malignancies of the airways and lungs, lung infections, sleep apnea, ARDS, and respiratory failure.
The pulmonology department comprises lung specialists, pulmonologists, critical care specialists, thoracic surgeons, and radiologists. They have excellent help from respiratory therapists and specialized nurses.
The team has years of experience performing specialized treatments such as transbronchial needle aspiration, interventional bronchoscopy, and interventional pulmonology for problems of the central airways (for mediastinal disorders). The diagnostic unit at the pulmonology department provides a range of cutting-edge diagnostics, including medical thoracoscopy, pleural biopsy, diagnostic pleural fluid aspiration, and sleep studies. In addition, it is fully furnished with modern diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory equipment, including a pediatric flexible bronchoscope, a rigid thoracoscope and bronchoscope, a portable adult bronchoscope, and an endobronchial resection snare, cautery, and laser.
The pulmonology department provides patients with inpatient and outpatient care, a daycare wing, and round-the-clock emergency services. Emergency medical personnel are well-trained to offer adequate assistance to quickly stabilize patients with respiratory problems and avoid any respiratory consequences.
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Advanced Technology & Facilities
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- Bronchoscopy
- Thoracoscopy
- Chest ultrasound
- Chest x-rays
- Lung scan
- Lung biopsy
- Pulmonary angiogram
- Pulmonary function tests (PFT)
- Spirometry
- Pleural fluid aspiration
- Transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA)
- Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB)
- Pulse oximetry
- Peak flow measurement
- Sleep study.
FAQs
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What advancements or technologies are utilized by Pulmonologists?
Pulmonologists utilize various advanced technologies and methods, including bronchoscopy (visual examination of airways), thoracentesis (removing fluid from the space around the lungs), and advanced imaging techniques (CT scans, MRIs). They also use pulmonary function tests to assess lung function and utilize cutting-edge treatments, including targeted therapies for lung cancer and biologic drugs for asthma.