Patient Medical Services

We Provide Both In-Hospital & Out-Patient Care - Total Care Concept

In-Patient Services

Proficient in all in-hospital pulmonary and critical care and sleep medicine disease evaluation, management and procedures.

Out-Patient Services

Pulmonary Disease

Evaluation and management of asthma, tobacco related lung disease (COPD - emphysema, chronic bronchitis), pleural diseases, environmental and Inhalational ailments, shortness of breath of unknown etiology, blood clots to the lung, lung cancer, pulmonary hypertension, sarcoidosis, none resolving pneumonia.

Our spot vital signs and AT-2 plus combo would be part of your triage assessment. These generate vital signs, electrocardiogram and spirometry which are important screening data.

Pulmonary function testings are done as scheduled test utilizing The MasterScreen PFT by Sensor Medics or Quark PFT by Cosmed, we provide a comprehensive pulmonary evaluation.

	MasterScreen PFT Pulmonary function testing, available at our Lincolnton office.
Quark PFT Used at our Gastonia and Huntersville* locations.

Diagnostic Testing

• Point of care testing: spirometry, spot checks, electrocardiograms
• Pulmonary function tests, pulmonary stress testing
• Evaluation of need for oxygen therapy: daytime and nocturnal oximetry
• Echocardiogram and Chest radiograph (Gastonia and Huntersville only)
• Out patient bronchoscopies with lung biopsies and washings
• Pleural fluid evaluation and management
• Smoking cessation program

Nasolaryngoscopy
We use the Vision sciences ENT-2000 with disposable endosheaths used to evaluate for chronic cough, recurrent sinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease [GERD] related cough, hoarseness. See image

Nocturnal Oximetry
Nocturnal oximetry evaluation information from BCI fingerprint hand-held pulse oximetry and Wrist-ox, when downloaded to Oximetry Data Management Program, has been a good tool to evaluate for need and followup of supplemental oxygen therapy. The graphics could determine if nocturnal oxygen desaturation noted is due to Obstructive Airway Disease or Obstructive Sleep Apnea. See image

Testing Equipment in Use

	BCI FingerPrint Hand-Held Pulse Oximeter Patient monitoring
Spot Vital Signs Patient monitoring
	Wrist Ox
ENT-2000 Patient Evaluations

Sleep Related Breathing Disorders

• Evaluation and management for insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea and narcolepsy
• Sleep lab testing and interpretation
• CPAP/BIPAP/Oxygen therapy management and services
• Actigraphy

Allergy Services

• Evaluation and management for Inhalational allergens
• Intradermal skin testing with immunotherapy (Allergy shots)
• Blood skin testing (RAST) with immunotherapy (Allergy shots)
• New anti-IgE therapy with Xolair (Omalizumab) for selected patients with moderate to severe asthma who cannot undergo allergy skin testing
• Environmental control

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