PULMONOLOGY

Pulmonology is the field of medicine that deals with diseases and treatments of the lungs and airways. Our lungs provide our body with the oxygen it needs to function properly. The lungs have no muscles of their own and move with the help of the chest and diaphragm.
You should see a pulmonologist if you have the following symptoms:
- difficulty breathing,
- chest pain,
- hay fever symptoms,
- watery nose,
- sneezing
- productive cough, i.e. cough with expectoration and expectoration,
- improductive, i.e. dry cough,
- night sweats, choking
We can talk about complaints lasting a few days as well as chronic symptoms, so do not delay in making an appointment with a specialist!
In addition to the above, you should also consult a pulmonologist if you have symptoms of respiratory tract infection and if your blood count shows elevated levels of factors that indicate inflammation (sedimentation, white blood cell count, C-reactive protein).
Pulmonary medicine also includes the care and treatment of respiratory symptoms associated with reflux, and the diagnosis of respiratory failure (for example, sleep apnoea).
What diseases does respiratory medicine treat?
- Asthma
- Allergic diseases
- Respiratory infections
- Smoking-related diseases
- Pulmonary fibrosis (chronic inflammation in the lung tissue, between the alveoli and capillaries, this can lead to a build-up of connective tissue, reducing the breathing surface)
- Pneumonia
- Tumours of the lungs
- Certain diseases of the pleura