Pulmonology

“To breathe is to live. To live is to breathe. Do not live in a hurry; take your time to breathe.”

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Pneumology is a specialty in medicine that diagnoses, treats, and prevents respiratory system diseases, covering the nose, mouth, trachea, lungs, mediastinum, and pleura.

To correctly diagnose and treat a patient a Pneumologist relies on certain tests, such as:

• Spirometry
• Gasometry
• Stress tests
• Bone scan
• Magnetic Resonances
• CT scan of the chest

Among the conditions that a Pneumologist can treat are:

• Asthma
• Cancer
• Diseases caused by tobacco such as COPD or Pulmonary Emphysema
• Pneumonia
• Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome
• Tuberculosis

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