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The Department of Pulmonary Diseases is a medical specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the lungs and respiratory system. Physicians in this department handle a variety of conditions, including asthma, allergic diseases, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, tuberculosis, pulmonary embolism, chronic cough, lung cancer, sleep-related breathing disorders, and diseases caused by smoking. They work with a multidisciplinary approach to provide the best treatment for their patients.

Which Diseases Are Diagnosed and Treated in the Pulmonary Diseases Department?

The Department of Pulmonary Diseases focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions related to respiration and the lungs. Patients are treated either on an outpatient basis or as inpatients, depending on their needs. To diagnose respiratory diseases, physicians use laboratory tests and radiological examinations. In the respiratory function laboratory, which is part of the department, several diagnostic tests are conducted, such as oral pressure measurements, lung volume tests, diffusion tests, reversibility tests, slow vital capacity tests, and forced vital capacity tests. For allergy-related disorders, skin tests are also performed in coordination with other specialists. For diagnosing and treating sleep disorders associated with respiratory problems, the department also offers a sleep laboratory and a bronchoscopy unit that provides advanced imaging services.

What Diseases Fall Under the Department of Pulmonary Diseases?

All lung diseases that require investigation, monitoring, and treatment fall under the scope of pulmonary diseases. Many of these conditions reduce the patient’s quality of life and prevent them from carrying out daily activities. Symptoms of these diseases include coughing, chest, back, and shoulder pain, wheezing, sputum, snoring, coughing up blood, fatigue, night sweats, fever, loss of appetite, and weight loss. These conditions are monitored and treated by the physicians in the Department of Pulmonary Diseases.

What Are Respiratory Function Tests?

Slow Vital Capacity Test: This test is used to determine lung capacity with a spirometer. During the test, the patient breathes deeply while wearing a mask that covers both the mouth and nose, then exhales slowly. After inhalation, a slow exhalation (expiratory phase) is performed, and the spirometer measures the amount of gas exhaled. The volume of air that enters and exits the lungs during relaxed breathing is determined.

Forced Vital Capacity Test: This test measures the volume of air exhaled rapidly and forcefully after taking a deep breath. Healthy individuals can expel 75% of the air in their lungs in 6 seconds or less. In some diseases, this time can be significantly prolonged. Through this test, using a spirometer, information is gathered about any obstruction (blockage) or other conditions that may impede breathing or lung function.

Diffusion Test: This test measures the amount of air taken in and exhaled by the lungs, along with the lung surface area. The patient inhales a helium-containing gas mixture through a mask and is instructed to hold their breath for 10 seconds. After this period, they are asked to exhale, and the amount of gas taken in and exhaled is compared by the device, calculating any lost gas in the process.

Reversibility Test: Also known as a bronchodilation test, this test involves checking the patient’s usual medications before the procedure. The patient is asked to breathe normally through a mask connected to the device, after which a bronchodilator is administered via a spray. The test is then repeated. The test is used to observe factors that may cause obstruction or reduce breathing capacity.

Respiratory function tests are typically the first step in diagnosing and determining the severity of lung function disorders. Various respiratory function test methods are applied for differential diagnosis and to monitor the progression of diseases.

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