Best Pulmonologists in Kurnool

Some procedures that are done by pulmonologist doctors or interventional pulmonology include minimally invasive procedures such as rigid or flexible bronchoscopy, EBUS, and mediastinoscopy, to visualize the interior of the airways and the lungs, performing therapeutic treatment for some conditions, and also take tissue samples. Other procedures such as thoracocentesis may be done to remove the pleural fluid.

Lung doctors are trained to identify and treat a wide variety of respiratory problems such as: 

• Asthma
  
• COPD
  
• Bronchitis
  
• Emphysema
• Narrowed airways (or) blocked airways
• Coughing up blood
• Interstitial lung diseases
• Pneumonia
• Tuberculosis 
• Lung infections
• Lung tumors 
• Cancers etc.
  

A pulmonologist in Kurnool is likely to recommend the following tests to assess the health of the respiratory system, and they include blood tests, sputum tests (if cough is present), spirometry and lung function tests if breathing difficulties are present, imaging tests such as chest x-rays/CT scan, if breath sounds heard during auscultation with a stethoscope, indicate further investigation, bronchoscopy procedures if imaging tests are inconclusive.

A consultation with a lung specialist or the best pulmonologists in Kurnool is recommended if there is a cough that persists for more than 2-3 weeks, there is the production of phlegm that is discolored or blood-tinged, if there is coughing up of blood, breathing difficulties or shortness of breath, reduced exercise tolerance, sleep disturbances, and chest pain or discomfort when breathing.