Chest Diseases

About the Branch

The respiratory system starts from the nose and sinuses and continues to the very tip of the lung. The lungs ensure that the oxygen, which is absolutely necessary for life, is taken into the body and the carbon dioxide formed in the body is thrown out. Humans have two lungs, right and left. The lungs are located in the thorax. A membrane called the pleura surrounds both lungs. Since the lungs are organs through which the systemic circulation passes, they cause complaints not only due to their own diseases but also due to diseases related to other organs. Manisa Private Grandmedical Hospital Chest Diseases Department provides service with its expert physician staff and modern technological equipment in health problems related to the respiratory system.

• Shortness of breath
• Wheezing
• Snore
• Cough
• Sputum
• Coughing up blood from the mouth
• Chest and flank pain
• Back and shoulder pain
• Diaphragm (muscle between lung and abdomen) Diseases
• Lung cancer diagnosis and treatment
• Diagnosis and treatment of allergic lung diseases
• Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive pulmonary diseases (asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis)
• Chronic coughs
• Pneumonia
• Pleurisy (fluid buildup in the lung lining)
• Sarcoidosis (It is a systemic disease that can affect all tissues and organs and the cause of which is not known exactly)
• Pneumothorax (collapse of the lung)
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Smoking addiction, smoking-related diseases and smoking cessation methods
• Respiratory physiotherapy
• Pulmonary function tests in the respiratory physiology laboratory unit
• Bronchoscopy unit
• Sleep lab

Diagnostic Interventions Used in Chest Diseases

RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS (PFT) and REVERSIBILITY DETERMINATION

In the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of lung diseases, respiratory function tests and reversibility determination (spirometric tests) are performed in the respiratory laboratory. PFT is performed especially in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma and COPD, in the diagnosis and follow-up of occupational diseases, and before operations when necessary. SFT is recommended for patients who smoke and/or want to quit, at least annually.

ALLERGY SKIN TESTS (ACT)

Allergy Skin Tests (Prick Test), which has an important place in the diagnosis of asthma and allergic diseases, are performed in the respiratory laboratory. ACT is a test performed by dripping allergen extracts on the arm skin, touching it with lancets or thin sticks. It is recommended for children after 2 years of age and is a diagnostic tool that children can tolerate. Asthma may accompany many allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis, pharyngitis and skin eczema. Studies conducted in recent years have reported that nearly half of children with asthma have food allergies. With the Allergy Skin Test, nearly fifty food and respiratory allergens are applied when necessary. Thanks to these tests, it is possible to prevent diseases first. Vaccination (immunotherapy) is planned in necessary cases.