The department provides advanced care for respiratory diseases such as Bronchial Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Bronchitis, Lung Cancer, Acute and Chronic Respiratory Failure, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, Pleural Disease, Occupational Lung Diseases, Allergies, Advanced Lung Diseases and more. Our fully equipped modern Pulmonary Function Laboratory performs advanced studies such as Spirometry, Lung Volumes, Diffusion Capacity, Respiratory Drive, Airway Resistance and Chest Wall Compliance etc. The department also performs sophisticated treatments such as Video bronchoscopy, Thoracoscopy, Interventional Pulmonology and delivers leading edge care to patients with a variety of disorders.
Pulmonary medicine services are well supported with 24*7 availability of a qualified team of pulmonologists and critical care specialists, Trained Intensive Care Nurses, Dieticians, Physiotherapists, and paramedical staff. We have 16 bedded ICU with the latest ventilators, multipara monitors, defibrillator with central pacing facility with 24*7 availability of all diagnostic services like pulmonary cytopathology, bedside Ultrasonography, X-Rays, and 2D Echo etc., Pharmacy and other supportive clinical services. Complete evaluation of respiratory system by Simple and advanced pulmonary function tests ( PFT) for standard testing like lung volume(TGV,TLC,FRC etc ),slow vital capacity(SVC), maximum voluntary ventilation(MVV),MIP/MEP, respiratory drive, bronchial challenge test, absolute and specific conductance of airway(GAW/SGAW)absolute and specific airway resistance. Advanced sleep laboratory performs and scores sleep studies following the guideline set by the American Academy of sleep medicine. We, at SMJ hospital, Thane provide the following tests for patients with sleep disorders— Attended diagnostic sleep studies(polysomnography) Attended splits night sleep studies(combined diagnostic and CPAP titration studies) Multiple sleep latency tests(MSLT) Maintenance of wakefulness tests(MWT) Home diagnostic sleep studies A state of the art modern bronchoscope suit for diagnosis and treatment of various pleuropulmonary diseases with latest rigid bronchoscope, flexible video Bronchoscopy, medical thoracoscope (pleuroscope).