Our Services

Pulmonology Services Offered:-
SRCC Patna is committed to offering comprehensive cutting is Pulmonology care under one roof. Various services offered by the center includes :
• Diagnostic and interventional pulmonology, include facilities like fiber optic bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy.
• Advanced lung function services include Spirometry, impulse oscillometry, exhaled nitric oxide.
• Sleep services, including sleep apnea testing.
• Specialty clinic for asthma, allergies, Pulmonology rehabilitation, lung cancer and respiratory diseases.
respiratory diseases
State-of-the-art pulmonary facilities:-
• Patient services: Daily OPDs and specialized clinics, that include asthma clinics, sleep clinics, and Infectious clinics are held periodically.
• PFT Lab: Advanced Pulmonology Function Tests like Impulse oscillometry, FeNO, and exercises tolerance tests and Spirometry can be efficiently performed at our PFT lab.
• Bronchoscopy: This is performed using a world-class video bronchoscopy, which is much superior to flexible bronchoscopy. It provides sharp, magnified images and captures minute details. It allows multiple images to be examined together and video recordings to be performed which can be shared with patients.
• Medical Thoracoscopy: This procedure is conducted to visualize the pleural space (the space between the lungs and the chest wall). It helps in the evaluation of fluid (pleural effusion) or air collection (Pneumothorax) in this space and provides a diagnosis instantly in most cases. Its diagnostic accuracy approaches 100% and allows biopsies to be taken under direct vision. It allows instant drainage at the fluid/ air and provides immediate relief to the patient.
• Sleep Lab: With increasing obesity and a sedentary lifestyle, sleep disorders are becoming a common problem. Amongst various types of sleep disorders, the most common is obstructive sleep apnoea which usually coexists with hypertension, ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, and diabetes. Usually, the patients complain of loud snoring, noisy breathing during sleep, choking sensation during sleep, frequent waking up in the night, morning headaches, and excessive daytime sleepiness.

• Pulmonary Rehabilitation: The division runs Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program for chronic and disabling respiratory illnesses like advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Interstitial Lung Disease. Patients are taught respiratory muscle exercise, Chest physiotherapy and breathing techniques. Patients are also subjected to a thorough nutritional assessment and advised accordingly.

• Vaccination : As per recommendation of various guidelines Infleunza and Pneumococcal vaccination is necessary in most of elderly patients and patient with chronic disease. At our centre there is good facility for vaccination in adult patients.

Treatment and Surgeries
Asthma
Bronchiectasis
Bronchitis
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
Lung Cancer
Interventional Pulmonology Unit
Tuberculosis
Pneumonia
Allergy