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Diseases of the Respiratory System include : -

  1. Obstructive Lung Diseases : - Asthma & COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiolitis, Bullons Diseases of the Lungs & Upper Airway Obstruction (UAO).
  2. Occupational & Environmental Disorders
  3. Drug Induced Lung Injuries due to Chemotherapeutic & non-chemotherapeutic agents.
  4. Interstitial & Inflammatory Diseases including
    • Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
    • Sarcoidosis, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
    • Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP), Radiation Pneumonitis
    • Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Pulmonary Manifestations of Collagen Vascular--Diseases
    • Depositional & Infiltrative Disorders
  5. Alveolar Diseases like Alveolar Hemorrhage Syndromes, Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP), Aspiration Disorders.
  6. Pulmonary Circulation Disorders
  7. Pleural Diseases
  8. Mediastinal Diseases
  9. Chest Wall, Spinal & Diaphragmatic Diseases
  10. Sleep Disorders - Sleep Apnoea Syndromes (SAS)
  11. Lung Surgery - Lobectomy, Pneumenectomy, Pleural decortication, Lung Transplantation.
  12. Lung Cancer
  13. Infectious Lung Diseases like Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Empyema, Bronchiectasis, Sepsis, Aspiration Syndromes, Immuno compromised & Transplant patients, Tuberculosis (TB).
  14. Acute & Chronic Lung Failure


The departments are supported by a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit (CCU) for Ventilatory Support, Invasive and Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV); a fully equipped Radiology Department, which is one of the very few centers in India with a Lung ventilation and Perfusion Scan (V/Q Scan) and the expertise to perform Bronchial Artery Embolisation (BAE) to arrest massive bleeds from the lung without surgery. CT Scans, MRI Scans, Ultrasound Scans with Doppler facility, Positive Emission Tomography (PET Scan) are also available.

All tests required by the Department are available including : -

PolySomnography or Sleep Studies
Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Surgery (VATS)
Mediastionoscopy
Pleural Biopsy (Open & Closed)
Lung Biopsy - Trans Thoracic Needle Aspiration (TTNA) & Biopsy
Pulmonary Function Testing(PFT) Lab with Spirometry lung volumes diffusing    capacity, Arterial Blood Gas Analysis ABGA), Pulse Oximetry (SpO2) at rest and    after exercise.
Pulmonary Angiography
Pulmonary Cytopathology
Inferior Vena Caval Filters
Gallium 67 Citrate Imaging
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Testing


The Department receives cases referred by other hospitals to handle complicated lung cases. The represented hospital has a dedicated Lung Surgery Team.


Breath Eazy Clinic

Breath Eazy Clinic enjoys the distinction of being the first Disease Management Programme (DMP) launched in India, for the management of a Respiratory Disease namely Bronchial Asthma. Its unique value proposition lies in the fact that treatment for Asthma patients does not stop at consultancy alone but goes right up to the patient's home. Peak Flowmeter monitoring, a simple but effective device for checking Asthma similar to BP Apparatus for BP patients, is taught to and given to every patient.

The clinic has a core team of dedicated doctors, call center executives, care managers and physiotherapists and nutritionist. Asthma education is given primary importance. Regular home visits by the doctor supported by telephone interactions are part of the therapy making the clinic the most comprehensive programme ever launched in the country for Asthma.


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