Health1's Pulmonology team goes beyond medical management of asthma and COPD into interventional pulmonology — bronchoscopy, EBUS, and airway stenting — for conditions that need more than medication.
Book a Consultation Common QuestionsMany respiratory conditions are managed well with inhalers and medication. Some need a direct look inside the airway — to diagnose an unexplained mass, manage a narrowed airway, or investigate a persistent abnormal X-ray finding. Health1's pulmonology team performs bronchoscopy, pleuroscopy, EBUS (endobronchial ultrasound), and airway stenting, in addition to standard asthma, COPD, and TB management.
Spirometry — breathing forcefully into a device that measures airflow — takes about 15-20 minutes and is painless. It's the core test for distinguishing asthma from COPD and for tracking disease progression over time. Where the picture is still unclear, a chest CT or bronchoscopy (a camera-guided look inside the airway) may follow.
Bronchoscopy, pleuroscopy, EBUS, airway stenting.
Asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer & TB management.
Pleural diseases, diagnostic & therapeutic bronchoscopy, severe asthma.
Asthma typically starts earlier in life and involves reversible airway narrowing, often triggered by allergens. COPD is usually linked to long-term exposure (commonly smoking) and involves more permanent airway damage. A pulmonologist can distinguish them through lung function testing.
A CT gives far more detail and is used when an X-ray shows something unclear, when symptoms persist without explanation, or for lung cancer screening in higher-risk patients — your doctor will advise based on your specific situation.
It's done under sedation or local anaesthesia, and most patients tolerate it well with minimal discomfort during and after the procedure.
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