Respiratory Medicine deals with diseases of the respiratory tract and respiratory diseases. Respiratory physicians carry out treatment for conditions including pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, lung cancer, asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), lung diseases, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis, pulmonary vascular disease and sleep apnoea.
Also known as pulmonology, respiratory medicine usually treats patients suffering from breathlessness, coughing up blood (haemoptysis), chest pains and excessive daytime sleepiness
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