Desun Hospital, Siliguri

For people to stay alive, their breathing systems must work properly. Respiratory medicine specializes in identifying and treating lung and breathing diseases like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pneumonia. General medicine, on the other hand, uses a more general method to find and treat diseases that affect many organ systems. Both are very important to healthcare but knowing how they work together and how they are different helps people get the best care possible. This article discusses respiratory and general medicine, including their definitions, the standard conditions they treat, and how they affect patient care. 1. What is Respiratory Medicine? The field of medicine called respiratory medicine studies, treats, and manages illnesses that affect the lungs and respiratory system. Among other things, pulmonologists and lung doctors are experts in treating: Asthma: A long-term inflammation disease that makes airways narrow. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonar...