Introduction

The department of Respiratory medicine & Tuberculosis was established in the year 1986. This department is affiliated to the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College for undergraduate & postgraduate teaching. This department has three flexible fibreoptic bronchoscopes, a well-equipped pulmonary function laboratory, ventilators and blood gas analyzers besides other routine equipment. The Department has been situated on the First floor of the Hospital building facing towards the Poona - Bangalore Highway. It is well ventilated, and has got four Consultant chambers. There is separate rooms to carry out various tests such as Allergy skin lest. Pulmonary' function testing. Bronchoscopy, pleural biopsy. Intercostal tube drainage. Lung biopsy, etc. The is also a separate room for teaching the undergraduate and post-graduate students. The Department has got adequate space for the patients as well as the relatives of the patients to sit comfortably and discuss the modes of the management with the attending Consultant. There is a separate room for the recovery patients and the patients can be kept for the day care management purpose, specially after the various procedures. Thus the patient can go home on the same day after any procedure.

Equipments

This department has the following equipment namely,

1. Fibreoptic bronchoscope - three
2. Pulmonary Function Test machine - two
3. Mechanical Ventilators
4. Allergy Testing Kit
5. Arterial Blood Gas Analyser
6. Pleural & Lung biopsy needles
7. Lung  biopsy needles

Academic

The department has been recognized by the MCI for conducting the postgraduate course of MD in Respiratory Medicine & Tuberculosis and is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore.  This is the only college in Karnataka, which offers M.D degree in Respiratory Disease

The Department has published more than 80 scientific papers in the National Medical Journals.  The Department has conducted many workshops for the postgraduate students.

Health Education

The department regularly conducts free health camps for patients suffering from respiratory disorders especially bronchial asthma and tuberculosis. Besides these free smoking cessation clinics are being held regularly.  The Department is actively involved in the implementation of Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (TNTCP).  The Department has conducted many workshops on RNTCP for the staff members, post graduate students, internees as well as for undergraduate students.  Hence the Department has been recognized as a Nodal centre for RNTCP at J. N. Medical College, Belgaum.

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