Pulmonology - Dr. Peddi's Clinic

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic respiratory illness. It involves inflammation of the bronchial tubes carrying oxygen in and carbon dioxide out of the lungs. This inflammation makes the person highly sensitive to triggers such as smoke, dust and pollens.

Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy is a procedure in which an instrument known as bronchoscope is inserted into the person’s body in order to examine or treat certain ailment pertaining to the respiratory tract. The insertion takes place via nose

Bronchitis

Bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi, the airways that branch out from the trachea (wind pipe) into the lungs. The inflammation can be caused by viruses, bacteria and other particles which irritate the bronchi.

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of lung conditions that make airflow in and out of the lungs difficult due to narrowing of the airways (bronchi). In COPD, the bronchi and alveolar lose their shape and elasticity.

Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an infectious disease which causes inflammation of the alveoli. Symptoms include coughing out mucus which may be rusty or green or tinged with blood; fever; fast breathing and feeling short of breath; shaking

Critical Care

Critical care is the specialized care given to patients suffering from life-threatening conditions and requires immediate intensive treatment with close monitoring of the vital parameters. It is also known as intensive care

Allergy

Allergy is a condition caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to something in the environment that usually will cause little or no problem in other people. Common allergens, are certain food items, dust, pollen, insect stings

Tuberculosis - MDR & XDR TB

Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Although the disease mostly affects lungs, it can also affect other body parts such as spine, gastro-intestinal tract, eyes, genitals etc.

Respiratory Physiology

Respiratory physiology is the movement of oxygen from the outside environment to the cells and the transportation of carbon dioxide from the cells into the external environment. There are multiple processes involved in respiration

Sleep lab

Sleep lab is a place where diagnostic tests for sleep disorders are conducted. These tests record the brain activity, the oxygen level in the blood, heart rate and breathing patterns and eye and leg movements. Sleep study, also known as polysomnography

Respiratory Failure

Respiratory failure is a condition in which the lungs, respiratory muscles and/or thorax become impaired to the exchange that there is a drop in oxygen levels in the blood. There may or may not be an increase in the level of carbon dioxide

Sinusitis

Sinusitis or rhinosinusitis is inflammation of the sinuses, the paired air filled spaces in the nasal cavity, resulting in symptoms. The typical symptoms are thick nasal mucus, a plugged nose, and pain in the face, fever, headaches, poor sense

Snoring

Snoring is the loud sound emitted by a person unintentionally while breathing during sleep. This sound can be soft in some cases, but in majority of the cases, it is unpleasant and noisy. It is caused by obstructed air movement.

Lung Fibrosis

Lung fibrosis, also known as pulmonary fibrosis, is a progressive lung disease which causes scaring of the lung tissues. The scaring occurs due to excessive formation of connective tissues which is known as fibrosis.

Thoracoscopy

Thoracoscopy, also called Pleuroscopy, it is a medical procedure in which a flexible viewing tube called thoracoscope or the pleuroscope is inserted into the patients chest . When the thoracoscope is inserted via the chest, 1 to 2 small cuts

Pleurisy

Pleurisy is an inflammatory condition of the membranes that surround the lungs. The defining symptom of this condition is sharp chest pain while breathing. The pain usually feels worse with deep breathing, coughing, sneezing,