Question 1

Where does Dr. Vivek K U practice?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Vivek K U practices at Sammprada Hospital - Jayanagar 8 Block and 2 other centres.

Question 2

Why do patients visit Dr. Vivek K U?

Accepted Answer

Patients frequently visit Dr. Vivek K U for Airway Disease, Peripheral Pulmonary Nodule Navigation and Biopsy, Interventional Pulmonology. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 3

What is Dr. Vivek K U's education qualification?

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Dr. Vivek K U has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - Pulmonary Medicine.

Question 4

What does Dr. Vivek K U specialises in ?

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Dr. Vivek K U specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. Vivek K U have?

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Dr. Vivek K U has an overall experience of 14 years. View where has Dr. Vivek K U practiced in the past.

Question 6

Who is Dr. Vivek K U?

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Dr. Vivek K U is a Pulmonologist in Kanakpura Road, Bangalore and has an experience of 14 years in this field. Dr. Vivek K U practices at Astra Superspeciality Hospital in Kanakpura Road, Bangalore,Nano Hospital in Uttarahalli, Bangalore and Raksha Hospital in Uttarahalli, Bangalore. He completed MBBS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in 2011 and MD - Pulmonary Medicine from PUNJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH in 2015. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Airway Disease,Peripheral Pulmonary Nodule Navigation and Biopsy,Interventional Pulmonology,Asthma and PULMONOLOGY etc.. 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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