Medical specialties comprise various branches of medical science. After completing medical school, physicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.
Respiratory and pulmonary medicine, also known as pulmonology, involves the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the lungs and respiratory system. Pulmonologists diagnose and treat patients suffering from conditions that include:
- Asthma
- Emphysema
- Bronchitis
- Sleep apnea
- Lung cancer
- Pneumonia, tuberculosis, atypical tuberculosis
- Asbestosis, fibrosis of the lungs
- Sarcoidosis
- Pleural effusions
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary hypertension
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