Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that affects the airways of the lungs, making breathing difficult. It can occur in both children and adults and often presents with symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Although there have been significant advances in asthma treatment over the years, managing the condition still […]
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Let’s discuss cough, stridor and hemoptysis. Patients of end stage lung diseases like COPD, interstitial lung disease and lung cancer can suffer from chronic cough due to various reasons. Most common being the stretch of the lung receptors due to the disease itself, others can be chronic infections, fluid overload, psychological reasons, many times the
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Palliative Care Explained: What It Is, Who Needs It & Why It Matters When someone is diagnosed with a serious illness, treatment often focuses on controlling or curing the disease. However, managing symptoms like pain, breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety, and emotional stress is just as important. This is where palliative care makes a meaningful difference. Many
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What is Spirometry? It is an important diagnostic tool used very commonly in respiratory conditions. It assesses a function of the lung and helps in diagnosis and also provides inside on disease progression or response to treatment. The procedure :Spirometry is a type of pulmonary function test . The patient is asked to take deep
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What is tuberculosis? Listen from your TB Doctor.It is a disease caused by bacteria named mycobacterium tuberculosis. It primarily affects the lung, but it can affect any other organ of the body. Common symptoms are fever, weight, loss, cough, and chest painSymptoms, according to the specific organ involved may also be present. It commonly affects
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Cough, lasting for more than three weeks would be classified as chronic cough. There can be various reasons for a long lasting cough:The most common being post, viral infections, others being gastro-oesophageal, reflux disease, and allergic cough. Other causes of chronic cough are obstructive, lung disease, diseases like COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease, lung infections,
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It is a endoscopic procedure where a special scope called EBUS is passed through the oral cavity. This scope passes through the trachea into the lungs where the lesions of the lungs are visualised using a special ultrasound, which is present at the distal end of the scope. Any lesion that needs to be sampled
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Bronchoscopy is a specialized medical procedure that allows doctors, specifically pulmonologists, to view the airways and diagnose lung diseases. It is a crucial tool in the field of respiratory medicine, performed using a bronchoscope—a thin, flexible instrument equipped with a camera and light. This procedure not only aids in diagnosis but also in the treatment
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A pulmonologist, or chest physician, is a medical expert specializing in diagnosing and treating various lung conditions. These specialists focus on respiratory system health, addressing issues ranging from chronic diseases related to smoking, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), to allergic reactions like asthma, allergic bronchitis, and rhinitis. Lung cancer, a critical area of
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