Question 1

Where does Dr. Meghena Mathew practice?

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Dr. Meghena Mathew practices at Apollo First Med Hospitals - Kilpauk.

Question 2

Why do patients visit Dr. Meghena Mathew?

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Patients frequently visit Dr. Meghena Mathew for Tracheostomy, Lung Transplant, Coronavirus Symptoms Treatment. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 3

What is Dr. Meghena Mathew's education qualification?

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Dr. Meghena Mathew has the following qualifications - MBBS, DNB - Pulmonary Medicine.

Question 4

What does Dr. Meghena Mathew specialises in ?

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Dr. Meghena Mathew specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. Meghena Mathew have?

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Dr. Meghena Mathew has an overall experience of 16 years. View where has Dr. Meghena Mathew practiced in the past.

Question 6

Who is Dr. Meghena Mathew?

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Dr. Meghena graduated from Christian Medical College, Vellore and completed post-graduation in Pulmonary Medicine (DNB) from National Board of Examinations. She subsequently pursued Critical Care training and completed Diploma (IDCCM) and Fellowship (IFCCM) courses of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine and European Diploma in Intensive Care (EDIC). She has also successfully completed her European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine and is an accredited Instructor for the Basic and Advanced Life Support Courses of American Heart Association (AHA) and also Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) program. . 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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