Question 1

Where does Dr. Deepika practice?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Deepika practices at AIG Hospital - Gachibowli.

Question 2

Why do patients visit Dr. Deepika?

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Patients frequently visit Dr. Deepika for Pulmonary Function Test (PFT), Diseases of the Chest, Diseases of Sleep. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 3

What is Dr. Deepika's education qualification?

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Dr. Deepika has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - Pulmonary Medicine.

Question 4

What does Dr. Deepika specialises in ?

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Dr. Deepika specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. Deepika have?

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

Question 6

Who is Dr. Deepika?

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Consultant Pulmonologist at Himagiri Hospitals. 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?

Accepted Answer

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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