34^th Global Summit Pulmonary Diseases & Treatment

Pulmonary Nuclear Medicine

Pulmonary medicine is a branch of medicine that focuses on disorders of the lungs and respiratory system. In some countries and locations, it deals with chest and respiratory medicine. Pulmonology is a subspecialty of internal medicine that is closely associated with intensive care medicine. Managing patients who require life support and mechanical breathing is a common task in pulmonology. Pulmonologists are doctors who specialize in chest diseases and ailments such as pneumonia, asthma, TB, emphysema, and complex chest infections.