Question 1

Where does Dr. S Balamurugan practice?

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Dr. S Balamurugan practices at Apollo Clinic - Valasaravakkam.

Question 2

Why do patients visit Dr. S Balamurugan?

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Patients frequently visit Dr. S Balamurugan for Infectious Disease Treatment, Health Checkup (General). To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 3

What is Dr. S Balamurugan's education qualification?

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Dr. S Balamurugan has the following qualifications - MBBS, DIPLOMA IN TB AND CHEST DISEASES, DNB - Respiratory Diseases.

Question 4

What does Dr. S Balamurugan specialises in ?

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Dr. S Balamurugan specialises as Pulmonologist, General Physician.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. S Balamurugan have?

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Dr. S Balamurugan has an overall experience of 29 years. View where has Dr. S Balamurugan practiced in the past.

Question 6

Who is Dr. S Balamurugan?

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Dr. S Balamurugan is consultant in Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine with 16 years of experience. He has conducted 30 clinical trials in the field of Respiratory Medicine, Diabetology and Hypertension.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 7

What is a Pulmonologist?

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A doctor who is specialized in diagnosis and treatment of respiratory system diseases is called as pulmonologist. The respiratory system include the airway (all organs that carry air to lungs from body's outside environment), the lungs and the muscles for respiration.

Question 8

What type of respiratory problems can a Pulmonologist treat?

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Pulmonologists can treat lung or airway inflammation, blocked lung airways, damage to lung alveoli and lung diseases occurred due to inhalation of dust chemical or smoking, genetic diseases of the lung like cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis, asthma, bronchitis.

Question 9

When do you need to visit a Pulmonologist?

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You should visit a pulmonologist if you are facing breathing difficulties, having cough from a long time, have blood or mucus in cough, sudden weight loss due to unknown reasons and have severe breathing problem while doing daily activities or exercising.

Question 10

What tests wil a Pulmonologist do for a check up?

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Pulmonologists will perform different tests depending up on your problem. These 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.

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