Pulmonary Medicine
This is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases affecting the lungs and respiratory tract. A pulmonologist is a physician who specializes in the treatment of these respiratory conditions. PCCA pulmonologists are recognized experts in their field, diagnosing and managing conditions such as, but not limited to:
- ARDS (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome)
- Asbestosis
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Chronic Bronchitis
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Lung Cancer and Tumors
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Respiratory Failure
- Sarcoidosis