Department of TB & Respiratory Medicine

The Department of TB & Chest diseases is also known as Respiratory Diseases or Pulmonary Medicine. The consultants/specialist in this deparment are also called chest physicians, or Respiratory Physicians. The Department deals with diseases of Respiratory system (windpipe, lungs, chest wallet). We work as a team of doctors in our department everyday, giving outpatient services (OPD), Inpatient services (wards),ICU care.

FACILITIES :- Pre – Operative Assessment

Fibre – Optic Bronchoscopy

A. Diagnostic
B. Therapeutic

Outpatient Management

Specialty Clinics
(a) Smoking Cessation
(b) Sleep Disorders
(c) Asthma
(d) COPD
(e) Post COVID

Minor Procedure

THORACOCENTESIS
INTERCOSTAL TUBE DRAINAGE
FNAC LUNG
FNAC LYMPHNODE
PLEURAL BIOPSY

Other Facilityes

RICU, HDU
MDR TB Isolation ward
Non Invasive Ventilation

Presently, the department offers Respiratory Medicine OPD services on Monday to Saturday.

Special clinics: Sleep clinic is on Monday, COPD Clinics on Tuesday $ Friday, Asthma Clinic on Thursday, Smoking Cessation on Wednesday.

Post COVID Clinic from Monday to Saturday.

Routine Pulmonary Function Testing in coordination with Department of Physiology offers services on daily basis.

Sleep Lab in coordination with Department of Physiology offers services for diagnosis and treatment of various sleep related disorders e.g. OSA, CSA, Sleep Related Movement Disorders, Narcolepsy, Parasomnias, Circadian rhythm disorders, Insomnias etc.

The Department is planning to run comprehensive bronchoscopic services including BAL, TBNA, TBLB & EBB.