Question 1

Where does Dr. Sudhir Nair practice?

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Dr. Sudhir Nair practices at Chest Clinic - Malad West.

Question 2

What is Dr. Sudhir Nair's education qualification?

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

Question 3

What does Dr. Sudhir Nair specialises in ?

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Dr. Sudhir Nair specialises as Pulmonologist, General Physician.

Question 4

Who is Dr. Sudhir Nair?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Sudhir Nair is a Pulmonologist and General Physician in Malad West, Mumbai Dr. Sudhir Nair practices at Chest Clinic in Malad West, Mumbai. He completed MBBS from Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai in 1989 and MD - Pulmonary Medicine from Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai in 1993.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 5

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 6

What type of respiratory problems can a Pulmonologist treat?

Accepted Answer

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 7

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 8

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 9

What is the difference between a Pulmonologist and chest surgeon?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 10

How will a Pulmonologist check whether my lungs are working fine?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary function test or a breathing test will be performed to check how  well you breath and how effectively your lungs can bring oxygen to rest of the body. It helps particularly in diagnosing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaase (COPD).

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