Pulmonology

About Pulmonology

What is Pulmonology?

Pulmonology is a subspecialty of the Internal Medicine which specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of chest or lung problems including; asthma, COPD, sleep disorders, lung cancer, pulmonary fibrosis (interstitial lung diseases), chest infections, bronchiectasis, smoking cessation, pulmonary hypertension and so on.

At Al Zahra Hospital Dubai, our state-of-the-art Pulmonology Departments offers the following services:

Asthma Education and Management clinic (adults and pediatrics) every Sunday.
Airway Inhalation Therapy (Ultrasonic Nebulization)
Lung function testing (Measurement of Lung Volumes and Capacities, Carbon Monoxide Diffusion, Body Plethysmography)
Allergy screening and desensitization testing (both environmental and food allergens)
Overnight pulse oximetry for diagnosis and management of sleep disorders
Bronchoscopy (Lavage, Biopsy, Brushing, Trans-cranial and Trans-bronchial Biopsy)
Timely screening, diagnosis and management of lung cancer
Oxygen therapy and Non-invasive ventilator therapy(CPAP, BiPAP)
Pneumonia and other infectious diseases
Pleural fluid aspiration (Diagnostic & Therapeutic)
Vaccinations for chest infections (Influenza & Pneumonia)
Education and support for smoking cessation
Tuberculosis and Fungal Respiratory Diseases

A good night’s sleep – everyone needs it, but not everyone gets it.
Billions have a serious sleep disorder. We are committed to providing complete management of all sleep disorders. Unlike most sleep facilities that provide only sleep apnea testing, we evaluate your sleep to develop an individualized treatment plan to improve your sleep, health, and quality of life.

Evaluation and management of all sleep disorders:
Snoring and sleep apnea
Insomnia, problems falling and staying asleep.
Restless legs syndrome
Narcolepsy
Daytime sleepiness and fatigue
Sleep walking and other parasomnias
Shift work disorder and other circadian rhythms disorders

Untreated sleep apnea and disturbed sleep increase your risk for:

Heart disease
High blood pressure
Sexual dysfunction
Diabetes
Stroke
Depression
Weight gain
Sudden death

We also offer evaluation for Alternative therapies for Obstructive Sleep Apnea as well beside the CPAP.

Central Nervous System

Open visitation with only two visitors in a room at any given time. No one under 12 years of age may.

Allergic Disorders

Open visitation with only two visitors in a room at any given time. No one under 12 years of age may.

Neoplastic Disorders

Open visitation with only two visitors in a room at any given time. No one under 12 years of age may.

For endocrine problems

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For the respiratory system

For the ear, nose and oropharynx

For the respiratory system

Chest CT Scan

Although pulmonary medicine only began to evolve as a medical specialty in the 1950s, William Welch and William Osler founded the ‘parent’ organization of the American Thoracic Society

One of the first major discoveries relevant to the field of pulmonology was the discovery of pulmonary circulation. Originally, it was thought that blood reaching the right side of the heart passed through small ‘pores’ in the septum into the left side to be oxygenated, as theorized by Galen; however, the discovery of pulmonary circulation disproves this theory, which had previously been accepted since the 2nd century. Thirteenth century anatomist and physiologist Ibn Al-Nafis accurately theorized that there was no ‘direct’ passage between the two sides.