Pulmonary Department

It performs a basic examination of lung function with a spirometer and a complete functional examination of the lungs with body plethysmography and diffusing lung capacity. The department also performs bronchomotor tests as part of the diagnosis of bronchial asthma. Arterial blood gas sampling and a six-minute walk test are performed, on the basis of which home oxygen treatment can be indicated.

It provides both regular vaccination of children against tuberculosis and vaccination at the request of parents.

It provides comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of patients with interstitial lung processes. These are chronic, non-cancerous diseases of various origins, affecting the small bronchi, pulmonary chambers, small pulmonary vessels and pulmonary interstitium. It is part of a national network of centres for interstitial pulmonary processes that can indicate modern, antifibrotic agents.

Nicotine addiction develops more quickly than heroin addiction, and quitting nicotine is no less difficult. Without help, the quit rate is around 2 to 3%. With comprehensive help, the percentage increases to 20 to 30%. The clinic is aimed specifically at patients seriously interested in quitting smoking. For these patients, it offers guidance and counselling during the quitting process and prescribes medication to facilitate withdrawal from nicotine dependence.

It deals with the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing. It is not focused on the treatment of insomnia or poor quality sleep. It is a rapidly developing field that works closely with other disciplines such as ENT, neurology, cardiology and obesity.

It is a part of the National Severe Asthma Centre network. It provides care for patients with the most severe forms of this disease from all over the Vysočina Region and ensures diagnostics, modern treatment with biological preparations and their long-term monitoring.

The department performs endoscopic examinations of the airways and the adjacent tissues and organs. Whether under local anaesthesia, analgosedation or general anaesthesia, it is possible to take samples (lung lavage, lung tissue sampling with forceps, lymph node samples under ultrasound control) for further examination. It also performs therapeutic interventions such as removal of foreign bodies from the airways or therapeutic bronchial suctioning.

It is located on the 6th floor of the Block E. In two outpatient clinics it provides care for patients with a wide range of lung, pleural and mediastinal diseases. These include COPD, bronchial asthma, pneumonia, malignant lung diseases (bronchogenic carcinoma, pleural mesothelioma, mediastinal tumours) and others. We also provide screening and monitoring of patients as part of a lung cancer search program. The outpatient clinic also diagnoses and treats tuberculosis.