Online Pulmonologist

You can consult an online pulmonologist if you have symptoms such as difficulty breathing, coughing blood and mucous, chest pain, wheezing, and a drastic reduction in weight with no known reason.

The online Pulmonologists may ask you to undergo different tests which may include CT scan, chest ultrasound, chest X-ray, pulse oximetry test, pleural biopsy, bronchoscopy (to examine airway), breathing test (pulmonary function test) to check functioning of lungs and sleep study to detect sleep disorder. 

Yes, video consultation option is available with the online pulmonary doctor from Call & Cure.

A pulmonologist will work to diagnose and treat respiratory conditions and pulmonologist consultation may prevent future episodes of sleep apnea. 

Who is a pulmonologist

Pulmonologist is a physician who specializes in treating diseases that affect the respiratory system, which includes the airway, lungs, and respiratory muscles. They treat infectious, structural, cancer and autoimmune diseases of the respiratory system. 

They diagnose and treat conditions like cold, pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, occupational lung disease, and obstructive sleep apnea.

Patients that need life support or manual ventilation in order to breathe will have a pulmonologist overseeing that element under their care.

When should you see a pulmonologist online? 

The below symptoms can be related to a lung condition and a pulmonary specialist may be helpful:

· Chest pain or tightness

· Dizziness, light headedness or fainting

· Difficulty breathing, especially during exercise

· Fatigue

· Wheezing

· Recurring or chronic bronchitis or colds that impact your respiratory system

· Asthma that isn't well-controlled

If you're struggling with any of the symptoms above, it's time for online lung specialist consultation. 

With lung complaints especially if you're having trouble breathing, consult a lung doctor online as quickly as you can because these problems can quickly worsen.

For any type of lung related diseases , consult online pulmonologist.

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease in which granulomas, or clumps of inflammatory cells, form in various organs. This causes organ inflammation. Sarcoidosis may be triggered by your body’s immune system responding to foreign substances, such as viruses, bacteria, or chemicals.

The areas of the body commonly affected by sarcoidosis include lymph nodes, lungs.

 Most people who are diagnosed with sarcoidosis don’t experience complications. However, sarcoidosis can become a chronic, or long-term, condition. Other potential complications may include:

• lung infection
• cataracts, which is characterized by a clouding of the lens of your eye
• glaucoma, which is a group of eye diseases that can cause blindness
• kidney failure
• abnormal heart beat
• facial Paralysis
• infertility or difficulty conceiving

In rare cases, sarcoidosis causes severe heart and lung damage. If this occurs, you may need immunosuppressive medications.

It’s important to contact your doctor if you have:

• breathing difficulties
• heart palpitations, which occur when your heart is beating too fast or too slow
• changes in your vision or loss of vision
• eye pain
• sensitivity to light
• facial numbness

These can be signs of dangerous complications. You can ask a online pulmonologist or seek a second opinion for the treatment plan and the medications

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can range from mild to so severe that you have to go to the hospital.

It happens when an infection causes the air sacs in your lungs (your doctor will call them alveoli) to fill with fluid or pus. That can make it hard for you to breathe in enough oxygen to reach your bloodstream.

Anyone can get this lung infection. But infants younger than age 2 and people over age 65 are at higher risk. That’s because their immune systems might not be strong enough to fight it.

You can get pneumonia in one or both lungs. You can also have it and not know it. Doctors call this walking Pneumonia. Causes include bacteria, viruses, and fungi.  If your pneumonia results from bacteria or a virus, you can spread it to someone else. 

Lifestyle habits, like smoking cigarettes and drinking too much alcohol, can also raise your chances of getting pneumonia. You can talk to a lung specialist online for the follow-up treatment. 

People with bronchitis have swelling and inflammation in their bronchial tubes, the air passages that link the mouth and nose with the lungs.

Symptoms of bronchitis include a cough, wheezing, and difficulty breathing. People may also have trouble clearing heavy mucus or phlegm from their airways.

Bronchitis can be acute or chronic. Acute bronchitis usually clears up, but chronic bronchitis is persistent and never completely goes away. Quitting or avoiding smoking can help prevent bronchitis.

 The online pulmonologist advices a person with bronchitis to take rest, drink fluids and take  medications.

The symptoms of chronic bronchitis may resolve or improve for a while. However, they will come back or become worse again, especially if there is exposure to smoke or other triggers. 

Other strategies for treating bronchitis include removing a lung irritant, exercising to strengthen the chest muscles to help breathing, improving breathing technique.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious infection that usually attacks your lungs. It can also spread to other parts of your body, like your brain and spine. A type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes it. 

A skin or blood test can tell if you have it.

Signs of active TB disease include:

• A cough that lasts more than 3 weeks
• Feeling tired all the time
• Coughing up blood
• Night Sweats
• Chills
• Fever
• Loss of appetite
• Weight Loss

 If you have any of these symptoms, see a pulmonologist to get tested and get medical help right away