Pulmonology

Let’s get a load off your chest

The expert team of pulmonologists at PRIME Health is highly specialized and an experience in treating patients of all ages with utmost care and the complete satisfaction of the individual. We have one of the best pulmonology specialists/ doctors who practice personalized and effective care to the patient. 

The department also consists of a specialized sleep laboratory. It conducts multiple sleep studies for patients with diseases and conditions related to obesity, hypoventilation syndrome, obstructive sleep apnoea, daytime sleepiness, and snoring disorders.

Our Department of Pulmonology offers the following range of services:

Asthma care

• Allergy (respiratory allergies)
• Skin allergy tests/ Immunotherapy (SLIT)

Smoking induced lung disease like COPD/ Chronic bronchitis / Emphysema

• Smoking cessation & counseling
• Lung cancer evaluation

Respiratory infections

• Acute and Chronic Bronchitis
• Pneumonia & Chest Infections
• COVID disease
• Respiratory failure, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Pulmonary Embolism

Pulmonary function evaluations

• Includes Spirometry, Exhaled NO, carbon monoxide measurements
• Body plethysmography (Lung volumes measurements), Lung resistance
• Diffusion capacity, DLCO
• Interstitial Lung disease
• Pleural diseases, diagnosis, and treatment of pleural effusion
• Bronchoscopy & allied procedures Like Endobronchial Lung Biopsy, BAL, Bronchoalveolar lavage, Bronchial washings, TBNA
• Sleep-disordered breathing diagnosis & therapy

Sleep studies

• Polysomnography -Sleep lab / Home sleep studies
• CPAP titrations, Home CPAP & Bipap for OSA

Occupational lung diseases

• Sarcoidosis
• Tuberculosis
• Post-Covid lung evaluations & therapies.