DLCO (Diffusion Capacity of Lungs for Carbon Monoxide)
DLCO measures the transfer of CO across the alveolar-capillary membrane.
The Department is Functional since 2000 as Chest medicine. Ramaiah Medical College is the first private medical college in Bangalore with Practising latest Interventional Pulmonology procedures for MD – Respiratory Medicine. Overseas Undergraduate Medical students are being posted on regular basis to undergo training in the department. Faculty is involved in Clinical research at national and multicentre (International) levels. We have over 65 international and national level presentations of faculty and students.
Respiratory medicine is the branch of medicine that focuses on the study of diseases affecting the lungs, including infectious diseases, interstitial lung diseases, airway diseases, and lung cancer; vascular diseases such as pulmonary embolism; and diseases of the pleura such as pleural effusions and pneumothorax.
DLCO measures the transfer of CO across the alveolar-capillary membrane.
EBUS are minimally invasive, but effective procedures used to diagnose tuberculosis, lung cancer, and other diseases when patients come up with lung mass or enlarged lymph nodes on imaging.