Question 1

Where does Dr. Shashank Ranjan practice?

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Dr. Shashank Ranjan practices at Yashoda Hospital - Vasundhara.

Question 2

What is Dr. Shashank Ranjan's education qualification?

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Dr. Shashank Ranjan has the following qualifications - MBBS, Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (DTCD), DNB - Respiratory Diseases.

Question 3

What does Dr. Shashank Ranjan specialises in ?

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Dr. Shashank Ranjan specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 4

How many years of experience does Dr. Shashank Ranjan have?

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Dr. Shashank Ranjan has an overall experience of 15 years. View where has Dr. Shashank Ranjan practiced in the past.

Question 5

Who is Dr. Shashank Ranjan?

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Dr. Shashank Ranjan is a Pulmonologist in Vasundhara, Ghaziabad and has an experience of 15 years in this field. Dr. Shashank Ranjan practices at Yashoda Hospital in Vasundhara, Ghaziabad. He completed MBBS from Scb Medical College in 2009,Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (DTCD) from Medical College, Kolkata in 2016 and DNB - Respiratory Diseases from National Board Of Examination in 2020.. 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.

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