Pulmonary medicine is specialty of medicine dealing with disorders of the respiratory system including the lungs, airways, chest cavity and wall.

Pulmonary medicine is specialty of medicine dealing with disorders of the respiratory system including the lungs, airways, chest cavity and wall. Pulmonologists also perform diagnostic testing including pulmonary functions tests, exercise testing, thoracentesis and bronchoscopy, electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy, bronchial thermoplasty and endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy. Conditions commonly treated include: ARDS, Asthma, Bronchiectasis, Cancer, Cough, COPD, Emphysema, Idiopathic P...

Pulmonary medicine is specialty of medicine dealing with disorders of the respiratory system including the lungs, airways, chest cavity and wall. Pulmonologists also perform diagnostic testing including pulmonary functions tests, exercise testing, thoracentesis and bronchoscopy, electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy, bronchial thermoplasty and endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy. Conditions commonly treated include: ARDS, Asthma, Bronchiectasis, Cancer, Cough, COPD, Emphysema, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Respiratory Failure, Sarcoid, Sleep Apnea and TB.