Services | Lake Norman Pulmonary

At Lake Norman Pulmonary and Critical Care, we offer state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment options for asthma and allergy, pulmonary disease, pulmonary rehabilitation, sleep disorders and critical care. The goal of our Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center is to improve patients’ functional status, as well as reduce symptoms. We are able to help our patients breathe better, have more physical energy and improve overall quality of life. Our therapists assist the patients one on one, and through the use of breathing mechanics, exercise and education, they enable our patients to better handle daily life activities.Please call our office for a consultation at 704-660-4094.

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Pulmonary Care

Diagnosis and treatment is offered for many lung and breathing conditions including:

Allergies
Asthma
ARDS (acute/adult respiratory distress syndrome)
Asbestosis
Bloody sputum
Bronchiectasis
Chronic Bronchitis
Chronic cough
COPD - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (including emphysema and chronic bronchitis)
Cystic fibrosis
Emphysema
Hemoptysis
Lung cancer
Occupational lung diseases
Pleural effusion
Pleurisy
Pneumonia
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary fibrosis
Pulmonary hypertension
Shortness of reath
Smoking cessation
Smoking related illnesses
Sarcoidosis
Sleep Disorders
Solitary pulmonary nodule
Tuberculosis

Sleep Disorders

At least 40 million Americans each year suffer from chronic, long-term sleep disorders each year, and an additional 20 million experience occasional sleeping problems. These disorders and the resulting sleep deprivation interfere with work, driving, and social activities. They also account for an estimated $16 billion in medical costs each year, while the indirect costs due to lost productivity and other factors are probably much greater. Doctors have described more than 70 sleep disorders, most of which can be managed effectively once they are correctly diagnosed. The most common sleep disorders include insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and narcolepsy. *

Insomnia
Narcolepsy/Cataplexy
REM disorders
Restless Leg Syndrome
Sleep Apnea
Snoring
Tiredness/Fatigue

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Pulmonary Rehabilitation is an educational program combined with exercise classes that teaches patients about their lungs, how to exercise and do activities with less shortness of breath, and how to have a better quality of life with a lung condition. The program covers a patient's condition, medicines, lifestyle. The goal of our treatment options are to help increase your exercise capacity, reduce your shortness of breath and help you to lead a more active life.

Critical Care

The physicians of Lake Norman Pulmonary and Critical Care are specialty-trained to address the unique needs of patients who are critically ill. Our pulmonary/critical care physicians are trained to have the particular skills and knowledgerequired to diagnose and treat such urgent, life-threatening illnesses within an ICU setting.

Diagnostic Tests

Arterial blood gas analysis
Blood allergy testing

Bronchial provocation
Bronchoscopy
Cardiopulmonary exercise stress testing
Chest X-Ray
Exercise oximetry
Exhaled nitric oxide measurement
Full Pulmonary Function Lab
Genetic emphysema testing
Nocturnal oximetry
Peak expiratory flow rate monitoring
Polysomnogram
Six minute walk test
Spirometry
Thoracentesis

sources: American Thoracic Society, American Lung Association, American Sleep Association, Society of Critical Care Medicine

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