Respiratory medicine
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About
Our respiratory teams manage a wide range of breathing-related difficulties and lung disorders at Charing Cross, Hammersmith and St Mary's hospitals.
Conditions and treatments
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Pleural disorders
- Pulmonary nodules
- Pulmonary vasculitis
- Thromboembolic disease
- Lung cancer
- Tuberculosis
- Sleep disorders
- Interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pulmonary fibrosis
- Pulmonary AVMs
- Pulmonary vasculitis
- Pulmonary histiocytosis
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Sarcoidosis
Treatments we offer
- Fibreoptic bronchoscopy (FOB)
- Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
- Full lung function testing including muscle testing
- Long-term and ambulatory oxygen assessments
- Fitness to fly oxygen tests
- Nebulised antibiotic or hypertonic saline challenges
- Skin testing for aeroallergens
- Nebuliser assessments
Further online resources
Imperial College Healthcare Private Care
We also offer private care services at Imperial College Healthcare.
All funds generated by our private care services are reinvested back into the Trust, supporting the development of both NHS and private care for the benefit of all our patients.
Find more information about private respiratory conditions services on our private care website.
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