Overview
Respiratory Medicine is a speciality of Internal Medicine that focuses exclusively on diseases pertaining to the respiratory system particularly the diagnosis and management of disorders related to pulmonary, parenchymal, vascular, airway and pleural spaces. It also deals with the management of various sleep related disorders.
The Department of Respiratory Medicine at Amala Institute of Medical Sciences is the first fully fledged Department in Thrissur with state of the art facilities established since more than 20 years. It primarily is a centre for diagnosis and management of various respiratory disorders and now also provides undergraduate and postgraduate training in the field of Respiratory Medicine. It is equipped with the best faculty as well as the latest technology and facilities.
Facilities
- Transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA)
- EBUS (endobronchial ultrasound)
- Electrocautery
- Cryo
- Pleurodesis
- CT & usg Guided Lung Biopsy /Catheter Drainage
- Spirometry
- DLCO
- Sleep Study
- Allergy Skin testing
- Smoking Cessation Clinic
- DOTS Center
- Critical Care Unit With Invasive & non invasive Ventilators and Central Monitors
- APC
Services
It is a common test used to assess how well your lungs work by measuring how much air you inhale, how much you exhale and how quickly you exhale. Spirometry is used to diagnose Asthma, COPD and other conditions that affect breathing.
DLCO (Diffusion Capacity of Lungs for Carbon Monoxide) is measured using small volumes of Carbon Monoxide (CO), and measures the transfer of CO across the alveolar-capillary membrane. DLCO can assist in identification, assessment of wide range of disease processes affecting lung parenchyma, and pulmonary vascular bed.
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There are regular Out-Patient (OPD) services from Monday to Saturday, 8.00 am to 4.00 pm.
For evening OP booking, Call: 04802304170
Faculties
CME
| CME Details | Date of Conduct |
|---|---|
| Name : Awareness on ECMO Theme/Subject : ECMO |
2023 |
| Name : World No Tobacco Day Theme/Subject : Based on no Tobacco Day (We need food not tobacoo) |
2023 |
| Name : World Asthma Day Theme/Subject : Asthma Care for all |
2023 |
| Name : CRACKLE 2023 Theme/Subject : A CME on Respiratory Diseases |
2023 |
| Name : FM Talk (All fridays) Theme/Subject : Inter department multi disciplinary |
2021 |
| Name : COPD Theme/Subject : COPD |
2020 |
| Name : Symposium Theme/Subject : Smoking cessation |
2019 |
| Name : Pulmocon 2019 Theme/Subject : Pulmocon 2019 |
2019 |
Publications
- Jagadeesh R Davis Paul et al Pulmonary Function analysis in carpenters- A study from Kerala Int. J.Res.Med.SCI 2018, 6(10):3418-3422.
- Anu K, Davis Paul et al incidence of acute coronary syndrome and its risk factors among patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int. J Adv. Res.2019,7(10):1216-1222.
- A.S.Abhay, Davis Paul et al clinical course and outcome of dongue fever patients admitted with respiratory manidestation Pulmon, 2020; 22(3):217-223.
- Rennis DK, Krishnakumar EV. Role of Initial arterial blood gas variations in predicting the outcome of pneumonia patients with type 1/II respiratory failure. Int J Adv Med 2016; 3:313-8.
- Rennis KD, AnazM, Krishnakumar EV, Thomas V, Robert AP. Role of chest ultrasonography in the prognostic evaluation of patients with community acquired pneumonia: a prospective study. Int J res Med Sci 2017; 5(1)
- Rennis KD, Bibin J, Thomas V, Krishnakumar EV. Comparison of diagnostic yield and complications of bronchoscopy, closed pleural biopsy and medical thoracoscopic pleural biopsies in undiagnosed pleural effusions. Int J Res Med Sci 2017; 5:388:-93.
- Rennis DK, Krishnakumar EV, Sankarapotti N. Diagnostic yield of conventional transbronchiol needle aspiration in suspected bronchogenic carcinoma without intraluminal growth on branchoscopy. Int J Res Med. Sci 2017; 5: 1270-4
- EaswaramangalathVenugopalKrishnakumar, Muhammed Anas, Davis KizhakkepeedikaRennis, VadakkenDevassy Thomas, Babu Vinod. Efficacy of drainage of pleural effusion using small bore pleural catheter and conventional thoracostomy using large bore chest tube:
- EaswaramangalathVenugopalKrishnakumar,Ponneduthamkuzhy Thomas James. Prevalence and risk factors of obstructive sleep apnea in hypertensive patients. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research . Vol 3. Issue 2. February 2016. Pages 591-596
- EaswaramangalathVenugopalKrishnakumar, Ajaykumar, Augustine Joy, JaboyBibin. Peribronchial inflammatory myofibroblastictumour: a case report .International Journal of Advances in Medicine | July-September 2015 | Vol 2 | Issue 3 Page 272 – 275
- K. Rennis Davis, D. Thomas Vadakkan, E. V. Krishnakumar, A. Muhammed Anas. Serial bronchoscopic lung lavage in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis under local anesthesia. Lung India • Vol 32 • Issue 2 • Mar - Apr 2015. Pages 162 – 164
- Rennis DK, Krishnakumar EV. Role of initial arterial blood gas variations in predicting the outcome of pneumonia patients with type I/II respiratory failure.Int J Adv Med 2016;3:313-8.
- Anoop M.P, Baiju C, Krishna Kumar, Sunny George,Santhosh Kumar P.V, P.T. James. Askin Tumour masquerading as pleural effusion in young. Pulmon 2007; 9 : 3 : 108 – 112
- Jiss Ann Francis, NA Arun, Rennis Davis, TA Ajith ; Analysis of red cell distribution width in patients presented with interstitial lung disease Pulmon Vol 23 issue, Jan-Apr 2021.
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