Asthma
Asthma is a global health problem. It can affect all age groups. Asthma is characterized by intermittent airflow obstruction, airway inflammation, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness.
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common, preventable condition characterized by progressive, poorly reversible airflow limitation often with systemic manifestations, in response to exposure to tobacco smoke and/or exposure to other harmful inhalational exposures.
Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality and its incidence is highly correlated with history of cigarette smoking.
Lung Diseases
Patients with respiratory diseases usually present with either of the above symptoms or combination of symptoms.
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is defined as inflammation and consolidation of lung tissue due to an infectious agent.
Respiratory Failure
There are various types of cough. It can be nocturnal also. It can have respiratory and non respiratory causes.
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is one of the commonest lung infections. It can be pulmonary tuberculosis or extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
Pleural Effusion
The pleural space is bounded by two membranes, the visceral pleura covering the lung and the parietal pleura covering the chest wall and diaphragm.
Snoring
Snoring is very common especially in adult population. Snoring can be a symptom of underlying sleep-disordered breathing or may be harmless.
Interventional Pulmonology Procedures
At Sri Ramakrishna hospital, Coimbatore we are at the forefront of advanced respiratory care, offering a range of the following interventional pulmonology procedures.
Vaccination
Pneumonia prevention is an important public health strategy. Vaccines are an important recommended means of preventing pulmonary infections.
Pulmonary Embolism
In pulmonary thromboembolic disease, blood clot(s) migrate from the systemic circulation especially from lower extremities to the pulmonary vasculature.
Home Oxygen / Ventilatory Care
Patients with chronic hypoxemia require home oxygen therapy after careful assessment.Indications for Long-Term Oxygen Therapy are Resting Pao2 ❮55 mmHg or oxygen saturation ❮88%, Resting Pao2 of 56 - 59 mmHg in the presence of cor pulmonale and polycythemia. Since oxygen is also a drug, it requires careful prescription.
Cough
Cough is one of the most frequent causes of visits to the doctor office. Cough is an explosive expiration that protects the lungs and promotes the movement of secretions upward towards the mouth.
Interstitial Lung Diseases
The interstitial lung diseases are a clinically challenging and diverse group of diseases characterized by varying degrees of fibrosis and inflammation of the lung parenchyma or interstitium.