Question 1

Where does Dr. B.L Shashibhushan practice?

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Dr. B.L Shashibhushan practices at Pristine Natural Health & Research Center - HBR Layout.

Question 2

What does Dr. B.L Shashibhushan specialises in ?

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Dr. B.L Shashibhushan specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 3

Who is Dr. B.L Shashibhushan?

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Dr. B.L Shashibhushan is a Pulmonologist in HBR Layout, Bangalore Dr. B.L Shashibhushan practices at Pristine Natural Health & Research Center in HBR Layout, Bangalore and Trupti Nursing Home in Basaveshwaranagar, Bangalore.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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What is the difference between a Pulmonologist and chest surgeon?

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Pulmonologists will diagnose and treat respiratory system related disorders but if you are having a serious lung disease then you will be referred to chest surgeon to remove affected lung part or for a lung transplant.

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How will a Pulmonologist check whether my lungs are working fine?

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Pulmonary function test or a breathing test will be performed to check how  well you breath and how effectively your lungs can bring oxygen to rest of the body. It helps particularly in diagnosing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaase (COPD).

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What to expect at your first visit to a Pulmonologist?

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The Pulmonologist will take a detailed history about your compalints, perform physical examination, prescribe some tests to identify the lung problem you may have.There are some blood tests to check oxygen level and other substances in blood, spirometry to see how well you can breathe, bronchoscopy to see inside lungs, CT-scan and Chest X-ray.

Dr. B.L Shashibhushan

HBR Layout, Bangalore

Pristine Natural Health & Research Center

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