Question 1

Where does Dr. Akshay Budhraja practice?

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Dr. Akshay Budhraja practices at Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital, Dwarka, Delhi - Dwarka Sector 4.

Question 2

What is Dr. Akshay Budhraja's education qualification?

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Dr. Akshay Budhraja has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/Medicine.

Question 3

What does Dr. Akshay Budhraja specialises in ?

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Dr. Akshay Budhraja specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 4

How many years of experience does Dr. Akshay Budhraja have?

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Dr. Akshay Budhraja has an overall experience of 13 years. View where has Dr. Akshay Budhraja practiced in the past.

Question 5

Who is Dr. Akshay Budhraja?

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Dr. Akshay Budhraja is a Pulmonologist in Delhi with 13 years of experience, practising at Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital, Dwarka, Delhi. Qualifications include MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/Medicine from People's College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre and MBBS from Barkatullah University. Memberships include Madhya Pradesh Medical Council, India.(MPMC), Haryana Medical Council, India.(HMC), Indian Chest Society, India, Indian Medical Association (IMA), Delhi Medical Council and India (DMC).. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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.

Question 10

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.

Dr. Akshay Budhraja

Dwarka Sector 4, Delhi

Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital, Dwarka, Delhi

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