Question 1

Where does Dr. Rahul Wakankar practice?

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Dr. Rahul Wakankar practices at Shushrusha Citizens Co-Operative Hospital - Dadar West.

Question 2

Why do patients visit Dr. Rahul Wakankar?

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Patients frequently visit Dr. Rahul Wakankar for ENDOCRINOLOGY, Accident and Emergency, ANAESTHESIOLOGY. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 3

What is Dr. Rahul Wakankar's education qualification?

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Dr. Rahul Wakankar has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - Physician.

Question 4

What does Dr. Rahul Wakankar specialises in ?

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Dr. Rahul Wakankar specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. Rahul Wakankar have?

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Dr. Rahul Wakankar has an overall experience of 24 years. View where has Dr. Rahul Wakankar practiced in the past.

Question 6

Who is Dr. Rahul Wakankar?

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Dr. Rahul Wakankar is a Pulmonologist in Delhi with 24 years of experience, practising at Shushrusha Citizens Co-Operative Hospital. Qualifications include MBBS from Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT), Latur and MD - Physician from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune. Areas of focus include Accident and Emergency, Respiratory Medicine, Paediatrics, Hepatology, Critical Care and varicose vein.. 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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