25 February 2025
Future Healthcare Innovations
in Medical Treatment
Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory medicine is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of diseases of the airway and lungs, their linings and blood vessels, and the muscles and nerves required for breathing.
At Agarwal Hospital, we run lung function laboratories in hospitals, enabling the interpretation of complex lung function testing. Lung function tests are an important part of respiratory medicine, as they can indicate how well a patient's lungs are functioning and they also assist in diagnosis.
respiratory units specialise in particular areas, such as lung transplant, sleep-related medical problems or cystic fibrosis.
Asthma
Chronic airway inflammation causing reversible wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and cough triggered by allergens or irritants.
Tuberculosis
Contagious bacterial infection of the lungs causing persistent cough, fever, night sweats, weight loss, and cavitary lesions.
Pleurisy
Inflammation of the pleural membranes causing sharp chest pain that worsens with breathing, coughing, or movement.
COPD
Progressive airflow obstruction from emphysema and chronic bronchitis causing dyspnea, chronic cough, and irreversible limitation.
Pneumonia
Acute infection of lung tissue causing fever, productive cough, dyspnea, and alveolar consolidation visible on imaging.
Lung cancer
Malignant lung tumors causing persistent cough, hemoptysis, weight loss, and poor prognosis without early detection.
Lung fibrosis
Progressive scarring of lung interstitium causing stiff lungs, exertional dyspnea, dry cough, and reduced gas exchange.
Sarcoidosis
Systemic granulomatous disease commonly affecting lungs with hilar lymphadenopathy, cough, and variable organ involvement.
O.S.A
Obstructive sleep apnea: repeated upper airway collapse during sleep causing snoring, apneas, daytime fatigue, and cardiovascular risk.
