Pulmonary
medicine, also sometimes called pulmonology, is the specialty focusing on
the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases affecting the
lungs.
Internists PC focus is on many pulmonary conditions,
including: ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), asthma, COPD (chronic
obstructive
pulmonary disease), cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease,
lung cancer, lung transplants, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary tuberculosis,
sarcoidosis of the lungs, and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).
Sleep Medicine
Sleep Medicine specialists diagnose
and treat sleep disorders of insomnia, sleep apnea and upper airway
resistance syndrome and disorders
of abnormal sleep that can affect sleep quality.
Critical Care
Critical Care Medicine is a specialty that involves expertise in the management
of patients with life threatening, frequently complex medical illness or injury,
generally involving the care and management of patients in an Intensive Care
Unit.
