PULMONOLOGY
- How can a pulmonologist help me?
- When should I schedule a pulmonology appointment?
- Is asthma fatal?
- What is Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)?
- what will happen to my body if I sleep less?
If you have any condition that compromises your breathing, you’ll want to speak to a pulmonologist. This type of specialist can treat conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, chest infections, COPD, emphysema, tuberculosis, and more.
We strongly encourage you to listen to your body when it talks! Your body talks by producing symptoms and signs that indicate a problem. Signs related to the respiratory tract may include difficulty breathing, unwavering cough, coughing up blood or mucus, and others. When in doubt, make an appointment.
Asthma, if not taken care of or controlled properly can prove to be fatal. Studies have shown that people who died of asthma, one third of them had mild disease. Thus, it is very important to keep your asthma in check and try and reduce your exposure to polluted air as much as possible.
PFT measures how much air you can breathe in and out and how fast you can do it and how well your lungs are working to deliver oxygen to your blood. PFT is a painless test and a technician will ask you to take a deep breath and then blow as hard as you can into a tube connected to PFT machine.
Under normal circumstances, one should be able to wake up refreshed. And if you are not then you might be suffering from a sleep disorder. This can cause neurological changes in your body and can reduce the productivity at work. Moreover, in the short run it can cause memory problems and severe hormonal changes in your body.
