The pulmonology clinic provides prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of respiratory diseases. Symptoms that indicate a visit to a pulmonologist include: chronic cough, recurrent respiratory infections, respiratory distress, frequent pneumonia, and hemoptysis. A pulmonologist's role is to provide basic diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as asthma, tuberculosis, pneumonia, bronchitis, pneumothorax, and more.
The pulmonary clinic also provides access to specialized tests:
- spirometry,
- X-ray,
- allergy tests,
- Ultrasound,
- laboratory tests.
Depending on the needs, the pulmonologist may also order other tests: computed tomography , magnetic resonance imaging .
