 The Chest diseases department provides state-of-the-art care in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of various pulmonary diseases including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, tuberculosis, pleural effusion, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer and respiratory failure.
We provide in and out patient services in assessment, diagnosing and treatment of cases presenting with respiratory manifestations, early diagnosis of chest diseases, estimation of pulmonary disability in Occupational lung diseases and pulmonary evaluation during check up program and before major operations.
There is excellent back up from other departments to provide comprehensive pulmonary diagnostics as radiological examinations (x-rays, computed tomographic scans, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound), laboratory investigations (sputum analysis, immunological and pathological examinations). We share with our colleagues in the intensive care unit in the follow up and management of patients with respiratory insufficiency or failure.
Our department is equipped and staffed to perform a wide range of tests including pulmonary function tests, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, pleural fluid aspiration, sleep study and other tests.
One of our unique services in collaboration with respiratory care department is pulmonary rehabilitation program in which we instruct the patients for the optimum way to understand their clinical conditions, perform respiratory exercises to ensure good health status following their discharge from hospitals.
In the near future we are planning to establish smoking clinic to support our patients in quitting smoking.
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