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Respiratory Medicine

​​​We provide comprehensive, high-quality, and holistic care for a wide range of respiratory conditions, catering to both inpatients and outpatients.​

 
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About Us​​

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​Chronic respiratory diseases have surged globally, posing a significant threat, with respiratory infections and chronic conditions remaining major contributors to disabilities and mortality in Singapore.

Committed to addressing these challenges, we are dedicated to delivering comprehensive, high-quality, and holistic care for a diverse spectrum of respiratory conditions, spanning both inpatient and outpatient settings.

 

Our Services​​

Our services include:

  • Chronic non-invasive ventilation (NIV)

  • Diagnostic bronchoscopy, including flexible bronchoscopy, bronchoalveolar lavage, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and transbronchial lung biopsy

  • Provision of pleural aspiration, pleural biopsy, chest tube insertion, pleurodesis, intrapleural fibrinolysis and medical pleuroscopy for pleural diseases

  • Pulmonary function laboratory, providing spirometry, body plethysmography, diffusion capacity testing, bronchoprovocation tests

  • ​Sleep laboratory, providing overnight sleep study, CPAP titration

  • Pulmonary rehabilitation programme

  • Smoking Cessation

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Conditions we treat include:

  • Chronic airway diseases

    • Asthma

    • Bronchiectasis

    • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

  • Interstitial lung disease

  • Pleural diseases

    • Pleural effusion, including malignant pleural effusions

    • Pneumothorax

    • ​Pleural infection

  • Pulmonary nodules and assessment for lung / mediastinal cancer

  • Pulmonary infections and pulmonary tuberculosis

  • Sleep disorders
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