Question 1

Why do patients visit Dr. Richa Mittal?

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Patients frequently visit Dr. Richa Mittal for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment, Lung Infections Treatment, Diseases of the Chest. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 2

What do patients say about Dr. Richa Mittal?

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Dr. Richa Mittal has been recommended by 1 patients and has recieved story from 1 patients. You can read detailed patient stories of the doctor on Practo.

Question 3

What is Dr. Richa Mittal's education qualification?

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Dr. Richa Mittal has the following qualifications - MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/Medicine, MBBS.

Question 4

What does Dr. Richa Mittal specialises in ?

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Dr. Richa Mittal specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. Richa Mittal have?

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

Question 6

Who is Dr. Richa Mittal?

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Dr. Richa Mittal is a Pulmonologist in Mumbai, with 13 years of experience. Dr. Mittal completed MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/Medicine from Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute and MBBS from Goa Medical College, Bambolim. Dr. Mittal is a member of Indian Chest Society and European Respiratory Society (ERS). Areas of focus include Lung Infections Treatment, Diseases of the Chest, Interstitial Lung Disease Treatment, Bronchoscopy and Bronchial Asthma Treatment.. 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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