PIEDMONT INTERNAL MEDICINE

In pulmonary consultations, Naseem Masood, MD, FCCP does evaluations of:

• Shortness of breath
• Chronic cough
• Breathing distress
• Interstitial lung disease
• Pulmonary fibrosis
• Occupational lung disease (such as asbestos exposure, etc.)
• Inhalation lung injury
• Sarcoidosis
• Lung cancer
• Tobacco related lung disease

Naseem Masood, MD, FCCP also offers Pulmonary Function Testing. Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) are a group of tests that measure how well the lungs take in and release air, and how well they move oxygen into the blood.

Pulmonary function tests are used to:

• Diagnose certain types of lung disease (especially asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema)
• Find the causes of shortness of breath
• Measure whether exposure to contaminants at work affects lung function

Further information on PFTs is available at the following website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003853.htm

Bronchoscopies:

A bronchoscopy is a test that allows your doctor to examine your airways. Your doctor will thread an instrument called a bronchoscope through your nose or mouth and down your throat to reach your lungs. It can be flexible or rigid. Usually, a flexible bronchoscope is used.

At this office, Naseem Masood, MD, FCCP determines whether a patient needs a bronchoscopy. If so, she schedules and performs one at the hospital.

Further information on bronchoscopies is available at the following website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003857.htm