Pulmonary Medicine
When it’s hard to breathe, everyday tasks are difficult.
Baystate Health’s pulmonologists will work closely with you to help you feel your best. We provide comprehensive pulmonary care throughout western Massachusetts for a variety of conditions, including asthma, COPD, emphysema, and cystic fibrosis.
Quality Care That's Closer to Home
You don’t have to travel far to manage a chronic lung condition. You will find Baystate lung specialists and support in clinics and hospitals throughout western Massachusetts.
Our Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program is ideal for anyone who wants to successfully manage a long-term breathing problem as well as people who have recently had thoracic surgery or a lung transplant.
At Baystate Children’s Hospital, our pediatric lung specialists, respiratory specialists, and child life specialists work closely with your family to care for lung problems in babies and children.
Pulmonary Conditions We Treat
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), including emphysema and chronic bronchitis
- Asthma
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Interstitial lung disease
- Cough
- Lung cancer
- Lung nodules
- Cystic fibrosis
- Airway obstructions
- Smoking-related diseases
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
- Tuberculosis
Pulmonary Services and Support
The Pulmonary Function Laboratory at Baystate Medical Center uses pulmonary function tests (PFTs) to measure how well your lungs are working. The results of these tests guide your rehabilitation and treatment plan. PFTs are also called lung function tests.
Lung function tests include:
- Spirometry, which measures the amount of air you breathe out
- Plethysmography test, which measures the volume of gas in your lungs (lung volume)
- Diffusion capacity test, which measures how well the air sacks inside your lungs (alveoli) work
Your doctor may also suggest cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to help determine reasons for shortness of breath.
Our pediatric pulmonary experts work closely with your family to help you understand CF and how to manage it. We can teach your family homecare tips and airway clearance techniques. We can also connect you to community resources and help you arrange for home respiratory equipment.
Our specialists are also here to help you learn the best way to clear your lungs, which can prevent lung infection and help you breathe better. Pulmonary specialists can help you learn the most effective airway clearance techniques.
During this visual exam, doctors place a thin tube-like instrument through the nose or mouth and down into the lungs.
We use bronchoscopies to look for the cause of an infection, an abnormal “spot” on the lung, an airway blockage, bleeding, or noisy breathing, or to check on transplanted lungs.
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