{"id":4673,"date":"2023-05-09T15:06:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T12:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.giresunadahastanesi.com\/chest-diseases\/"},"modified":"2023-05-21T22:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T19:58:43","slug":"chest-diseases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.giresunadahastanesi.com\/en\/chest-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Chest Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Which diseases are diagnosed and treated in the Department of Chest Diseases?<\/h2>\n

The Department of Chest Diseases deals with the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory and pulmonary diseases. Patients are treated by the specialized physicians of the department with outpatient follow-up or inpatient treatment as needed. Physicians who use laboratory and radiological examinations for the diagnosis of respiratory system problems among pulmonary diseases, perform many diagnostic procedures such as intraoral pressure measurements, lung volume tests, diffusion test, reversibility test, slow vital capacity test and forced vital capacity test in the pulmonary function laboratory, which is among the department laboratories. It works in coordination with other department physicians for methods such as skin test application in diseases caused by allergic causes. Sleep laboratory for the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory sleep disorders, as well as advanced imaging services <\/strong>In the bronchoscopy unit, pulmonologists are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.<\/p>\n

What are Chest Diseases?<\/h2>\n

The examination, follow-up and treatment of all lung diseases within the scope of the specialty are performed by pulmonology department physicians. There are many diseases of the respiratory system and lungs that prevent people from performing daily activities, reduce quality of life and cause discomfort. Diseases that cause many complaints such as cough, chest, back and shoulder pain, wheezing, sputum, snoring, coughing with blood, weakness, sweating only at night, fever, loss of appetite and weight loss are monitored and treated by the pulmonology department. Some of these diseases are as follows:<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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