PULMONOLOGY

OUR SPECIALITY

The Department of Respiratory Medicine at St. Joseph Choondal Hospital specializes in tuberculosis, airway and lung disorders and sleep medicine.The department offers comprehensive consultative evaluation and management for patients with conditions such as:

• Tuberculosis
• Acute and chronic asthma
• Pulmonary embolism
• Emphysema and chronic bronchitis
• Interstitial lung diseases
• Lung cancer
• Sarcoidosis
• Pulmonary vascular diseases
• Fungal lung infections
• Sleep apnea
• Insomnia
• Other sleep disorders

Department offers various diagnostic procedures like

• Chest Radiography
• Ultrasonography Thorax
• Pulmonary Function test
• Polysomnography
• ABG