Question 1

Where does Dr. Shivakumar K practice?

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Dr. Shivakumar K practices at Kauvery Hospital - Marathahalli, Apollo Clinic - Mahadevapura, Apollo Medical Centre - Kundalahalli and 1 other centres.

Question 2

How can I take Dr. Shivakumar K's appointment ?

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You can take Dr. Shivakumar K's appointment online through Practo for in-clinic visit with the doctor.

Question 3

What is Dr. Shivakumar K's education qualification?

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Dr. Shivakumar K has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - Respiratory Medicine. You can book the doctor through the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 4

What does Dr. Shivakumar K specialises in ?

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Dr. Shivakumar K specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. Shivakumar K have?

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Dr. Shivakumar K has an overall experience of 21 years. View where has Dr. Shivakumar K practiced in the past.

Question 6

Who is Dr. Shivakumar K?

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Dr. Shivakumar K is a recommended Pulmonologist in Bangalore with 21 years of overall experience He completed MBBS from J.S.S Medical College Mysore. in 2005 and MD - Respiratory Medicine from Banaras Hindu University in 2019.. 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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