Overview

The Department of Pulmonology at Usha Prime Hospital, Anakapalle specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the lungs and respiratory system. The department provides comprehensive care for patients suffering from breathing problems, chronic lung diseases, infections, and sleep-related breathing disorders.

Our pulmonology services focus on early diagnosis, advanced respiratory care, and long-term management of chronic lung diseases. The department works closely with the hospital’s critical care and emergency teams to manage severe respiratory illnesses and respiratory failure.

With modern diagnostic facilities such as pulmonary function testing and advanced respiratory monitoring, we ensure accurate evaluation and effective treatment for respiratory conditions.sting and advanced respiratory monitoring, we ensure accurate evaluation and effective treatment for respiratory conditions.

Conditions Treated

Our pulmonology specialists manage a wide range of respiratory conditions including:

• Chronic cough
• Asthma and allergy-related breathing disorders
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Tuberculosis and post-TB lung disease
• Interstitial lung diseases (ILD)
• Sleep-related breathing disorders
• Bronchiectasis
• Occupational lung diseases
• Pneumonia and chest infections
• Pleural diseases and pleural effusion
• Post-COVID lung complications
• Smoking-related lung diseases

Services Offered

The pulmonology department provides both diagnostic and therapeutic services including:

Respiratory Care

• Asthma and allergy management
• COPD management
• Tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment
• Smoking cessation counselling
• Long COVID lung disease management
• Pneumonia and respiratory infection treatment

Diagnostic Services

• Pulmonary Function Tests (Spirometry)
• Bronchodilator reversibility testing
• Pleural fluid analysis
• ABG interpretation
• Chest X-ray and HRCT interpretation

Procedures

• Thoracentesis (pleural fluid drainage)
• Intercostal drain (ICD) insertion
• Respiratory emergency management
• Ventilator initiation and monitoring

Many of these procedures were routinely performed during specialist training in respiratory medicine.

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Vaccination & Preventive Care

Preventive respiratory care services include:

• Influenza vaccination
• Pneumonia vaccination
• Smoking cessation programs
• Lung health screening and counseling

Diagnostic Support & Outsourced Imaging

Certain advanced imaging services are available through partner diagnostic centres with established collaborations:

• CT scan
• MRI

These services are coordinated through reputed diagnostic centres in Anakapalle for patient convenience.