In the area of pulmonology, we treat patients who require simple spirometry and a bronchodilator thanks to the coordination of respiratory therapy..
In the area of pulmonology, we treat patients who require simple spirometry and a bronchodilator., fogs and plethismographies + Carbon monoxide diffusion (DLCO), This work is done in teams through the coordination of Respiratory Therapy and Rehabilitation.
Traqueoscopías
- Extraction of foreign bodies lodged in the way resporatorias
- If done through flexible bronchoscopy or rigid bronchoscopy, the latter in charge of the Thoracic Surgeon in the OR
Broncoscopía Flexible
- By this method one can take samples are: roncoalveolar washing, bronchial brushings and bronchial biopsy / transbronchial.
The Pneumology is the medical specialty responsible for the study of diseases of the respiratory system.
He focuses his field of action on diagnosis, treatment and prevention of lung diseases, pleura and mediastinum. The doctor who exercises this specialty is the pulmonologist.
Pneumology developed in the early 19th century with the work of René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec, French doctor inventor of the stethoscope.
In Spain, it separated from cardiology after the specialties law of 1977, which affected the resident doctors who previously ended up with the qualification of specialists in lung and heart, thereafter they are cardiologists or pulmonologists.
Related link – cardiopulmonary area
The area of Pulmonology is a branch of Internal Medicine that is in charge of the study, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the respiratory system, including both upper and lower respiratory tract conditions. It works in coordination with other services, mainly with allergology, Thoracic Surgery and Otolaryngology.
Diagnosis and treatment of:
Lower airway diseases and pleural and lung diseases:
- Rhinitis
- Rhinosinusitis
- Rhinosinubronchial syndrome
Upper airway diseases (acute and chronic) how:
- Stalking
- Acute and chronic bronchitis
- Asthma
- bronchiectasis
- Infectious lung diseases
- Interstitial lung diseases
- Pleural disorders
- Pulmonary vascular diseases
- Lung neoplasms
- Ventilatory diseases
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Respiratory insufficiency
- Mediastinal diseases
- Chest wall and diaphragm.
THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED:
Simple and bronchodilator spirometry
Broncoscopía:
- Traqueoscopias / Laryngoscopies
For the diagnosis of respiratory diseases.
- Removal of foreign bodies lodged in the airways
It is performed through flexible bronchoscopy or rigid bronchoscopy, the latter in charge of the Thoracic Surgeon.
- Broncoscopía flexible
This diagnostic procedure has the purpose of obtaining samples for histopathological study through techniques such as: bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchial brushings and bronchial biopsy / transbronchial.
