Department of RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

The TB & Chest department is very important for all the undergraduates, and it is one of the fastest-growing specialities in the last few decades because of the newer challenges like MDR-TB & X-DR-TB. It is an integral part of medicine, teaching & training of MBBS students. It is not only limited to tuberculosis, & now so many other diseases like ILD, COPD with respiratory critical cases are included in the department. Several data & research works are undertaken in the Department of TB & Chest.

Research

Projects' data collection & research are going on in these fields:

1. Pattern of tuberculosis, its treatment & side effects of antitubercular therapy.
2. Burden of MDR at tertiary care centres & its treatment.
3. 3. Role of regular PFR (Peak Flow Rate) in OAD (Obstructive Airway Disease) & its effect on treatment adherence.
4. Spirometry in OAD.
5. Allergy testing at a tertiary care centre to study the pattern of allergens.
6. Desensitisation with immunotherapy in allergy cases & its role in reducing symptoms.
7. Aspergillus skin test in OAD & prevalence of aspegillus positivity.
8. Prevalence of eosinophilia in tertiary setting & response to treatment.

Facilities

1. OPD
2. IPD (Ward) Male & Female/Tub. and Non-Tub.
3. RICU (Respiratory ICU)
4. Spirometry & DLCO (Diffusion Study)
5. Bronchoscopy
6. Allergy Testing & Immunotherapy
7. Deaddiction Clinic for Tobacco & Smoking
8. Sleep Study (Polysomnography)
9. Museum
10. Departmental Library
11. DOTS Center & Sputum Microscopy Lab

Miscellaneous

• Occupational Lung Disease
• Running Respiratory Rehabilitation

FACULTY