Question 1

What do patients say about Dr. Amolkumar Achlerkar?

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Dr. Amolkumar Achlerkar has been recommended by 2 patients and has recieved story from 1 patients. You can read detailed patient stories of the doctor on Practo.

Question 2

What is Dr. Amolkumar Achlerkar's education qualification?

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Dr. Amolkumar Achlerkar has the following qualifications - MBBS, Diploma in Tuberculosis Diseases (TDD).

Question 3

What does Dr. Amolkumar Achlerkar specialises in ?

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Dr. Amolkumar Achlerkar specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 4

How many years of experience does Dr. Amolkumar Achlerkar have?

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Dr. Amolkumar Achlerkar has an overall experience of 16 years. View where has Dr. Amolkumar Achlerkar practiced in the past.

Question 5

Who is Dr. Amolkumar Achlerkar?

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Dr. Amolkumar Achlerkar is a Pulmonologist in Kopar Khairne, Navi Mumbai and has an experience of 16 years in this field. Dr. Amolkumar Achlerkar practices at Echelon Hospital in Kopar Khairne, Navi Mumbai. He completed MBBS from Terna Medical College in 2010 and Diploma in Tuberculosis Diseases (TDD) from C P S Mumbai in 2015.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

What is the difference between a Pulmonologist and chest surgeon?

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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.

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