Our Chest Medicine Department manages the conditions affecting the breathing / respiratory system, i.e. the nose, throat (pharynx), larynx, the windpipe (trachea), the lungs and the diaphragm.
Specialist's at Bhatia Hospital deal with a range of problems including:
- Cancer
- Tuberculosis, or TB (a bacterial lung disease)
- Cystic Fibrosis (an inherited condition that causes a sticky section that can affect the airways often causing infection)
- Interstitial Lung Disease (scarring of the lung tissue between and supporting the air sacs)
- Chronic Cough
- Sleep Disorders related to breathing e.g, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
- Pulmonary Vascular Disorders (affecting the blood circulation of the lungs)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
