HOW TO BECOME A PULMONOLOGIST
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Candidates aspiring to become Pulmonologists must possess a 5½ years MBBS degree followed by 2- 3 years M.D. (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine) course.
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A pulmonologist is also known as Pulmonary Disease Specialist is a medical practitioner specialized in the field of pulmonary (Lungs) medicine - a subspecialty of internal medicine-. These specialist doctors are trained for diagnosis and treatment of diseases, disorders and abnormalities of the lungs and a cardio-pulmonary system consisting of heart, lungs, blood vessels and all the organs that work together to help a person breathe, in order to take in oxygen required for the oxygenation the blood.
Pulmonologists job description includes treatment of breathing disorders however they are also capable of prescribing medication for problems like sleep disorders, severe allergies, and other lung conditions and diseases besides providing critical care medicine while treating patients in the ICU.
The habit of smoking, infections due to unhealthy food and eating habits and genetics are responsible for most lung diseases which are on the rise and have become the most common medical conditions in the recent past. There are tens of millions of people suffering from lung disease who are in immediate need
of medication. This has increased the requirement of trained Pulmonologists.
Aspiring candidates with good knowledge and capacity to work at odd hours along with genuine desire to treat the patients are the right kind of persons to become successful Pulmonologists by acquiring the required qualification.
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