Pulmonology – Pulmonology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the lower respiratory tract – lungs, bronchi, and pleura. Therapists and pulmonologists are engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.

Common diseases

• Bronchial asthma
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Bronchiectasis
• Bronchitis
• Bronchiolitis
• Pneumonia
• Lung diseases caused by fungi (aspergillosis, intracavitary mycetoma)
• Tumors of the lungs
• Tuberculosis
• Sarcoidosis
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, etc. types of pneumonitis
• Silicosis, asbestosis and other occupational lung diseases
• Паразитарные заболевания легких
• Parasitic diseases of the lungs
• Pulmonary embolism
• Sleep apnea syndrome
• Pleurisy

What complaints can disturb in diseases of the respiratory tract, lungs and pleura

• Cough
• Dyspnea
• Suffocation
• Pain, heaviness, feeling of tightness in the chest area
• Wheezing
• Hemoptysis
• Fever (increased body temperature)
• Snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness