Question 1

Where does Dr. Avi Kumar practice?

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Dr. Avi Kumar practices at Fortis Escorts and Heart Institute - Okhla.

Question 2

Why do patients visit Dr. Avi Kumar?

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Patients frequently visit Dr. Avi Kumar for Pulmonary Function Test (PFT), Mediastinoscopy, Bullectomy. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 3

What is Dr. Avi Kumar's education qualification?

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Dr. Avi Kumar has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/Medicine, DNB - Respiratory Diseases.

Question 4

What does Dr. Avi Kumar specialises in ?

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Dr. Avi Kumar specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. Avi Kumar have?

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Dr. Avi Kumar has an overall experience of 21 years. View where has Dr. Avi Kumar practiced in the past.

Question 6

Who is Dr. Avi Kumar?

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Dr. Avi Kumar is a Senior Consultant in Pulmonology and respiratory medicine at Fortis Escorts, Okhla. He has 16 years of experience in in the field of respiratory medicine. His area of expertise includes management of tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases, respiratory critical care medicine and sleep medicine, mediastinoscopy, bullectomy.. 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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