Department of Respiratory Medicine serves to the needs of patients with pulmonary & sleep disorders. The Department has well trained faculty that offers the best health care outcomes with emphasis on quality patient care, Efficient diagnosis & management of wide range of respiratory diseases spanning from asthma, COPD, Pneumonias, ILD’s, Pleural based Diseases, Sleep Disorders and covid, post- covid. The Department Actively follows RNTCP(NTEP)- DOTS and is a recognized centre for DOTS therapy with a health educator working full time. The department is actively involved in academics, training and education of undergraduates, para-clinical sciences like AHS.
Facilities
- Outpatient clinics with separate outpatient rooms for male and female patients
- Respiratory outpatient services: All working days (9AM to 4PM)
- Asthma & Allergy clinic : Every Monday
- Respiratory Rehabilitation Clinic: Every Wednesday
- Inpatient services:
- 30 general beds
- 17 Female
- 13 Male
- 5 RICU beds with invasive & non invasive ventilators
- Demonstration room / seminar room
- Department library with an extensive collection of literature
- Department museum with specimens & Radiographs
- Lobbies for X-ray & CT scan reading are available in OP & IP as well
- Pulmonary function lab
- Computerised spirometer with a printer
- Diffusing capacity measurements by “CO” diffusion
- Facilities for thoracocentesis, ICD/pig tail insertion, pleural biopsy available
- Bronchoscopy/ Thoracoscopy
- Fiber optic & video Bronchoscopy with BAL, EBB, TBLB, TBNA
- Thoracoscopy
- Sleep Study
- Limited Channel Sleep Study
- DOTS Centre with health educator, DOTS provider & social workers.
- Clinical laboratory with microscope for sputum evaluation
- Nebuliser services available in the outpatient unit along with the ward nebulizer
- Pulmonary rehabilitation services:
- Chest physiotherapy
- Respiratory muscle training
- Smoking cessation services:
- Pharmacological & Non pharmacological approaches.
Upcoming Events
Faculty
Dr. Chandrasekar .C
Prof.& HOD
Dr. S. Balamurugan
Associate Professor
Dr. Manikandan .N
Assistant Professor
Dr. S. Abirami
Senior Resident
Dr. Manoj .R
Senior Resident
