Pulmonology
KG Hospital Ganapathy has an advanced specialized lung department that provides comprehensive, consulting, diagnostic, and treatment services under one roof. It is a unit designed to prevent and diagnose respiratory diseases, make the necessary interventions, and provide lung rehabilitation, enabling patients suffering from respiratory diseases to lead healthy and productive lives. The latest technology provides sophisticated treatment in outpatient and hospital settings, including intensive care units.
The Department of Pulmonology has state-of-the-art outpatient and inpatient facilities with support from the Intensive Medical Care Unit (IMCU) and excellent operating theatre facilities for thoracic surgery. Patients with acute illnesses are managed by professional health professionals at the high-tech IMCU.
Under the “Protect Your Lungs” program, the department continues to conduct awareness campaigns for the benefit of the general public. These campaigns highlight the clinical aspects of tuberculosis, asthma, associated occupational hazards, and environmental pollution. “No Smoking” campaigns are also part of the program.
The Department has got excellent support from the Department of Radiology, Microbiology, and Physiotherapy, in addition to laboratory services.
FACILITIES AVAILABLE
- Outpatient clinics for evaluation and treatment of lung diseases.
- Inpatient services for evaluation and treatment of various lung diseases.
- Respiratory Critical Care – Emergency & Intensive care services for treatment of the critically ill patients
- Sleep disorders breathing evaluation and treatment.
INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY
Diagnostic Flexible Video Bronchoscopy, Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL), Endobronchial Biopsy, Fluoroscopy guided Transbronchial Biopsy (TBLB), Transbronchial FNAC (cTBNA),
- Therapeutic Flexible Video Bronchoscopy & Rigid Bronchoscopy, Foreign Body Removal, Airway Stenting, Endobronchial Glue Therapy for Hemoptysis & Bronchopleural Fistula
- CT and USG guided FNAC, Trucut Biopsy
- Ultrasound-guided Pleural Aspiration, Intercostal Drainage
- Medical Thoracoscopy
PULMONARY FUNCTION LABORATORY
Spirometry (with Bronchodilator Reversibility)
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- FENO (Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide)
- DLCO (Diffusing capacity of the Lungs for Carbon Monoxide)
- 6 minutes walk test
- CO Check
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
- Quit Smoking program
- Laboratory investigation of blood (blood tests), ABG ( Arterial Blood Gas)
- Chest X-rays
- CT scanning including LDCT (Low Dose screening CT for early lung cancer screening), HRCT, MDCT, and Virtual Bronchoscopy.
- Leve l Polysomnography (split night & double night sleep studies) for the diagnosis & therapy of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
OUR PULMONOLOGISTS SPECIALIZE IN A VARIETY OF RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS:
- Bronchial Asthma (ABPA & Aspergillosis)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).Interstitial lung diseases (ILD & Sarcoidosis)
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH and Pulmonary embolism)
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Lung Cancer
- Sleep-related Breathing Disorders
- Interventional Bronchoscopy
- Bronchiectasis
- Various pleural disorders (Pleural effusion pneumonia empyema malignant pleural effusion)
- Smoking cessation program
- Pneumonia, bronchitis, invasive fungal pneumonia
