Pulmonology in South Carolina, Beaufort

What treats Pulmonologist

Pulmonologist deals with such Diseases:

• Alveolitis caused due to an allergic reaction;
• Sleep apnea;
• Microlithiasis;
• Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis;
• Hamartomas pulmonary;
• Pulmonary infarction;
• Fibrosing idiopathic alveolitis;
• Pulmonary embolism;
• Pneumonia;
• Pneumothorax;
• Pulmonary fibrosis;
• Hemothorax;
• Sarcoidosis;
• Hemosiderosis;
• Pulmonary hypertension;
• Mucoviscidosis;
• Lung abscess;
• Bronchial asthma;
• Histiocytosis;
• Silicosis;
• Pulmonary emphysema;
• Tracheobronchitis;
• Pneumosclerosis.

When to see a Specialist

Diseases of the respiratory system of humans are easily identified by their manifestations and symptoms. All the symptoms of these diseases are very different from the common signs of diseases. The main and most common symptoms:

• A lack of air;
• Breathlessness;
• Sputum production;
• Pain in breathing that occurs in the chest;
• Coughing;
• Snoring at night;
• Shortness of breath during exercise;
• Fever, chills;

Hemoptysis and bleeding in the lungs usually accompany malignant tumors in this area, gangrene, pulmonary infarction, tuberculosis, lung injury, bronchial diseases and mitral heart defects.

Prevention of Pulmonary Diseases

• In case of of foci SARS-diseases, is conducted preventive therapy of rhinitis;
• Smoking, alcohol and other bad habits lead to the weakening of the human immune system, and these people get into a zone of risk diseases of the respiratory organs, so maintaining the correct way of life - is one of the prevention methods in pulmonology;
• Compliance with all the rules of personal hygiene and sanitation also relates to methods of prevention diseases of the respiratory system.