Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy is a test to view the airways and diagnose lung disease. It may also be used during the treatment of some lung conditions. Instrument Used We use a latest Bronchovideoscope by OLYMPUS- BF 1TQ 170. Key Features Excellent image quality High-resolution image quality. NBI (Narrow Band Imaging) NBI is an optical image enhancement technology that improves the visualization of vessels on the mucosal surface. Wider EndoTherapy device capability The large 2.8...
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Sleep Study

Sleep Study Diagnosis in Nashik Nocturnal, laboratory-based polysomnography (PSG) is the most commonly used test in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). It is often considered the criterion standard for diagnosing OSAS, determining the severity of the disease, and evaluating various other sleep disorders that can exist with or without OSAS. PSG consists of a simultaneous recording of multiple physiologic parameters related to sleep and wakefulness. PSG can directly monitor...
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Spirometry

Who should have a spirometry? If you answer yes to any of the following question you should ask your doctor about having a spirometry test. Do you (now) or have you ever smoked? Are you short of breath, more often than other people? Do you have a cough that does not go away? For example: daily coughing or the ‘morning’ cough? If you cough, do you cough up mucus? Do people around you smoke? Do you work around chemicals and dust? Does bronchitis or emphysema run in your family? Do you w...
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Thoracoscopy

What is LAVAT? Medical thoracoscopy, or local anaesthetic video assisted thoracoscopy (LAVAT) is a day procedure, performed in the hospital, to allow further assessment of pleural fluid collections and pleural diseases. Why LAVAT? LAVAT has similar indications to Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), however, it is less invasive, with fewer incisions and less requirement for anaesthetic. It allows : visualisation of the pleural lining, safe drainage of large volumes of pleural fluid ...
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FAQ’s

What Abnormal Results Mean Many disorders can be diagnosed with bronchoscopy, including: Infections from bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, or tuberculosis. Lung damage related to allergy-type reactions. Lung disorders in which the deep lung tissues become inflamed and then damaged. Lung cancer or cancer in the area between the lungs. Narrowing (stenosis) of the trachea or bronchi. Sarcoidosis. Vasculitis. Other inflammatory lung disease. What does a spirometry tell my ...
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Treatement

Introduction Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and coughing. It can affect adults or children. Approximately 1 in 12 adults and 1 in 11 children have asthma. Air enters your body through your nose and mouth. When you breathe air in, it moves down to your lungs through a breathing tube called the trachea (wind pipe) and many branching tubes called airways. In most healthy people, these airways are wide open, so air can flow unobstructed. In p...
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Patient Guide

Diet & Nutrition Most respiratory conditions are caused by an interaction between genetic and environmental factors such as smoking, pollution and diet. There is increasing evidence that diet and nutrition play a role in the development and progress of lung diseases. Being either obese or underweight can both have harmful consequences for lung health.  How does diet affect different conditions?  Asthma Different foods and nutrients can have an impact on the development and progression o...
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Dr. Abhinandan B. Mutha

Dr. Abhinandan B. Mutha, son of Dr. B. K. Mutha also a pulmonologist has started working as full time consultant at Mutha Hospital since May 2015. He has done is medical schoolong from Terna Medical College , Navi Mumbai and Internship from Navi Mumbai Municipal Hospital in 2009. later he did his Diploma in Tuberculosis from Yashvantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital, Pimpri, Pune. Further he did his Masters in Pulmonary Medicine( M. D. TB & Chest) from Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College Naashik fr...
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Welcome to Chest & Sleep Center

Dr. Mutha Hospital, was started by Dr. B K Mutha in 1996, since then this institute has grown several folds in the field of Pulmonology. This institute has served the people of Nashik and North Maharashtra and has become one of the premier institutes in the field of Pulmonary Medicine. Initially started as a 12 bedded hospital with OPD and IPD facilities and developed as a institute with all diagnostic and treatment facilities for chest diseases. It is the first institute to start doing pulmo...
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