Institute of Pulmonology

• Acute and chronic pneumonia
• Occupational lung diseases
• Asthma
• Bronchiectasis
• Oncological lung diseases
• Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, tuberculosis)

The science of pulmonology "breathes in" new achievements of medical civilization every day. From the most basic diagnostic tests to complex technologies for treating hundreds of respiratory system diseases.

Pulmonology is the coordinator in the diagnosis and treatment of all lung problems in oncology and thoracic surgery. Pulmonologists, performing bronchoscopic examination, lead the patient to a definitive diagnosis in combination with data from spiral CT, positron emission scanning, Astrup tests, and spirometry.

All the aforementioned diagnostic methods, in their various combinations, provide answers within 24 hours about the further treatment strategy for the patient. Particularly leading positions have been achieved in oncopulmonology, where early diagnosis and modern treatment protocols lead to radical cure of patients. A vast number of lung tumors are treated with life extension of 10–15 years. Tremendous successes have been achieved in asthma treatment.

New drugs used in the pulmonology department — leukotriene blockers — completely eliminate asthma attacks. Tuberculosis lung disease, which has always terrified with its prognosis, is now completely curable within 4–6 months. Outpatient treatment, not requiring hospitalization, eliminates the danger of infecting others within a week after the start of therapy.