Department of Respiratory Medicine

Department of Respiratory Medicine, KMC, Manipal

About the Department

The department of respiratory medicine was established in 1983, initially for as a nodal center for Tuberculosis and its management, has evolved over the time to manage wide range of respiratory diseases spanning from asthma, COPD, Pneumonias, ILDs, Pleural based diseases and sleep disorders.

The department has well trained faculty that offers the best health care outcomes with emphasis on quality patient care, efficient diagnosis and management.

Department is actively involved in clinical research activities, academics, training and education of Undergraduates and post graduates since 2011 imparting the skills and knowledge in the field of respiratory and sleep medicine.

Kasturba Medical College and Hospital has one of the most advanced state of art equipment’s in pulmonary procedures such as Ultrasound based pleural procedures, Bronchoscopy, Thoracoscopy, Allergy clinic, Spirometry & DLCO and Level 1 Sleep Lab.

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Natarajan Rajagopalan (Consultant in interventional pulmonology, Manipal hospital, Bangalore)

Alumni

Click here to view

Services Offered

1. Outpatient clinics:

Respiratory outpatient services: All working days (8:00 AM to 5 PM)

2. In-patient services:

· 50 general beds which includes

· 10 TB Isolation beds

· 10 bedded high Dependency beds

· 10 bedded Respiratory intensive care unit

· 4 bedded DR TB ward

3. Allergy unit:

· Skin prick test

4. Pulmonary Function Lab:

· Spirometry

· Diffusing capacity measurements by CO diffusion

· FeNO

4. Bronchoscopy/Thoracoscopy services:

· Fibreoptic and video bronchoscopy with BAL, EBB, TBLB, TBNA

· Thoracoscopy

5. Ultrasound guided Interventions:

· Chest sonography

· ICD/ Pig tail insertion

· Pleural biopsy

6. Exercise testing:

· 6 min. walk test

7. Pulmonary rehabilitation:

· Chest physiotherapy

· Respiratory muscle training

8. Full Fledged Sleep lab:

· Level 1: Polysomnography

· Limited channel sleep study, Auto-CPAP titration

· Manual CPAP titration

9. Smoking cessation clinic:

· Pharmacological & Non-pharmacological approaches

10. Post Covid Clinic:

· Assessment, management, rehabilitation and follow up of post covid patients

Research

Ongoing Projects

Title	Principal Investigator
The impact of pain on sleep quality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease- a cross- sectional study	Dr. Aswini Kumar Mohapatra Dr. Sanjai
Comparison between intravenous Midazolam-Fentanyl combination and Dexmedetomidine for sedation in flexible bronchoscopy.	Dr.Rahul Magazine Dr. Vrinda Mariya Elenjickal
Association between statins and COPD related outcomes: A retrospective cohort study in a tertiary care teaching hospital	Dr. Rahul Magazine, Dr, Bharti Magazine, Dr. Ambika P N
Computed tomography evaluation and bronchoscopic features in sputum smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis- A retrospective study	Dr. Aswini Kumar Mohapatra Dr. Vadhavkar Nachiket Shree
Utility of flexible bronchoscopy in non-intensive care setting: Experience from a tertiary care teaching hospital in South India	Dr. Rahul Magazine, Dr. Anish Lodha
Utility of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in predicting diabetes mellitus in patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	Dr. Manu Mohan K Dr. Srinivas S Pai

Publications

Sl No	Title	Authors	Journal	Year
1	A rare case of cutaneous tuberculosis with atypical disseminated tuberculids and scrotal ulcer in an immunocompetent patient	Dr Rahul Magazine	Dermatologic Therapy	2021
2	Patient outlook on bedside teaching in a medical school	Dr Rahul Magazine	Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences.	2021
3	A Study to Assess the Effect of Non-asthmatic Allergic Rhinitis on Pulmonary Functions-A Prospective Case-control Study	Dr Rahul Magazine	Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery	2021
4	Videostroboscopy and Voice Profile in Long-Term Combination Inhaler Users with Obstructive Lower Airway Disease	Dr Rahul Magazine	Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)	2021
5	Barriers to pulmonary rehabilitation-A narrative review and perspectives from a few stakeholders	Dr Rahul Magazine	Lung India	2021