Pulmonary Rehab Shortness of breath often limits what people with COPD — or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) — can do. When ordinary activities like walking or climbing stairs become difficult, everyday life with COPD gets harder. Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD includes a program of exercises that helps people build their physical fitness. Patients are also…
Critical Care Services Critically Ill patients managed in ICU require close monitoring and prompt management. These patients might need oxygen, Non Invasive Ventilators or Ventilators and highly skilled nursing care.
Evaluation for Home Oxygen Description This test is required in order to qualify for oxygen under the Home Oxygen Program. A home oxygen assessment includes monitoring oxygen levels on room air, a possible arterial blood gas (if oxygen levels low), as well as the possibility of a walking oxygen level test. Test Procedure A small…
Evaluation of Lung Nodules A solitary pulmonary nodule is a round or oval spot (lesion) in the lungs that is seen with a chest x-ray or CT scan. Causes More than half of all solitary pulmonary nodules are noncancerous (benign). Benign nodules have many causes, including old scars and infections. Infectious granulomas (reactions to a…
Smoking Cessation Counseling to Help You Quit Smoking Counseling may make it easier for you to quit smoking. It is not easy to quit smoking and research has shown that people are more likely to quit if they have help. Mood changes are common in cancer patients and in people who smoke or are trying…
Sleep Disorders Evaluation If you have symptoms of sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia, or shift-work disorder you need to have a sleep apnea test, called a polysomnogram. This may be done in a sleep disorder center or even at home A polysomnogram — or sleep study — is a multiple-component test that electronically transmits and records…
COPD Evaluation COPD is a chronic (long-term) lung disease, usually caused by smoking. Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis are the main forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Diagnosing COPD usually requires pulmonary function tests, combined with a history of symptoms, such as shortness of breath. There is no emphysema cure other than lung transplantation. However,…
Asthma General Approach for Treating and Managing Asthma While medications play an essential role in the management of asthma, appropriate management of asthma also involves: Identifying and avoiding allergens and other asthma triggers Following appropriate drug treatments Home monitoring performed by either patient or family Good communication between the doctor and patient Needed psychosocial support…
Cough Evaluation We will perform a complete evaluation to try to determine the cause of the cough. In addition to a complete history and physical assessment, additional testing may be indicated.This might include Complete Blood Count,Chest Xyar,Spirometry,High Resolution CT(HRCT)
Dyspnea/Breathlessness Evaluation Dyspnea is defined as an uncomfortable awareness of breathing. It is a subjective experience involving many factors that modulate the quality and intensity of its perception. Patients with comparable degrees of functional lung impairment and disease burden may describe varying intensities of dyspnea. Patients use a host of different words and phrases to…