AR Advanced Respiratory HUBDr. Ranjit Singh is a Pulmonologist with specialized expertise in Sleep Apnea, NIV and ILD procedures and has an experience of 18 years in this field. Having laid the foundation of his career in 2001, Dr. Singh has come a long way in terms of professional experience. His present centres of consultation are RTIICS (Kolkata) and Advanced Respiratory Centre (Jharkhand) where one may visit with a prior appointment.. He completed MBBS from Ranchi University in 1996, DM - Pulmonary Medicine from SMS Medical College, Jaipur in 2001 and MRCP from Royal Colleges of Physicians, Uk in 2008. Faculty at CMC Vellore. Trained in interventional Bronchology from France Marsille. MRCP examiner since 2012. Some of the services provided by the doctor are Video Bronchoscopy, Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) and Thoracoscopy, Cryo biopsy in ILD, Debulking of the Tumor, Management of central airways Tumor, Ultrasound chest etc. Diseases like Interstitial lung diseases, Lung cancer, severe COPD, Severe Uncontrolled Asthma.
Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
Br J Anaesth. 2017;118(3):317-334.
Changes to the respiratory system occur immediately on induction of general anaesthesia: respiratory drive and muscle function are altered, lung volumes reduced, and atelectasis develops in > 75% of patients receiving a neuromuscular blocking drug..The respiratory system may take 6 weeks to return to its preoperative state after general anaesthesia for major surgery.
clinicians should be aware of non-modifiable and modifiable factors in order to recognize those at risk and optimize their care.Preventative measures include preoperative optimization of co-morbidities, smoking cessation, and correction of anaemia, in addition to intraoperative protective ventilation strategies and appropriate management of neuromuscular blocking drugs. Protective ventilation includes low tidal volumes, which must be calculated according to the patient's ideal body weight.
the most beneficial level of PEEP is required,
Bronchoscopic Lung Cryobiopsy Increases Diagnostic Confidence in
the Multidisciplinary Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Volume 193 Number 7 | April 1 2016
BLC is a new biopsy method that has a meaningful
impact on diagnostic confidence in the multidisciplinary
diagnosis of interstitial lung disease and may prove useful in the
diagnosis of IPF.
What about cold and cough remedies?
You can buy many other cold and cough remedies at pharmacies. There is very little evidence of any benefit from taking cold and cough remedies.
Over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medicines should not be given to children aged under 6. There is no evidence that they work and they can cause side-effects, such as allergic reactions, effects on sleep, or hallucinations. These medicines are available for children aged 6-12 but they are also best avoided in this age group
Personalised Medicine for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
are prevalent condition sboth significant heterogeneity
within each of these conditions and additionally significant
overlap in many of the clinical and inflammatory features useful clinical and immunological biomarkers which
inform about prognosis and response to therapy have
emerged in both asthma and COPD.
These biomarkers will allow both better targeting of existing treatments and the identification of those patients who will respond to novel therapies which are now becoming available Delivery of precision medicine
in airways disease is now feasible and is a core component
of a personalised healthcare delivery in asthma and COPD
What is a chest infection and what causes it?
Acute bronchitis
This is an infection of the large airways in the lungs (bronchi). Acute bronchitis is common and is often due to a viral infection. Infection with a germ (bacterium) is a less common cause.
Pneumonia
This is a serious infection of the lung. Treatment with medicines called antibiotics is usually needed.
How common are chest infections?
Chest infections are very common, especially during the autumn and winter. They often occur after a cold or flu. Anyone can get a chest infection but they are more common in:
Young children and the elderly.
People who smoke.
People with long-term chest problems such as asthma.
What are the symptoms of a chest infection?
The main symptoms are a chesty cough, breathing difficulties and chest pain. You may also have headaches and have a high temperature (fever). The symptoms of an infection of the large airways (bronchi) in the lungs (acute bronchitis) and a serious lung infection (pneumonia) may be similar; however, pneumonia symptoms are usually more severe
Lung cancer (cancer of the lung) is common worldwide. Around 8 in 10 cases develop in people over the age of 60 years, usually in smokers. If lung cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, there is a chance of a cure. In general, the more advanced the cancer (the more it has grown and spread), the less chance that treatment will be curative. However, treatment can often slow the progress of the cancer.
2000 classification of idiopathic interstitial lung diseases
The 2000 classification consists of seven entities of idiopathic interstitial diseases which are defined on clinical, radiological and pathological criteria: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, non-specific interstitial pneumonia, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, acute interstitial pneumonia, respiratory bronchiolitis associated interstitial lung disease, desquamative interstitial pneumonia and lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. The most frequent is Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, which has a poor prognosis.
Transbronchial Cryobiopsy in Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease: Retrospective Analysis of 74 Cases, Chest 2017, 151 (2): 400-408
Single-center cohort demonstrated a 51% diagnostic yield from TBC; the rates of pneumothorax and bleeding were 1.4% and 22%, respectively.