Dr. Dhrumin Prajapati_Pulmonologist

30/05/2025

31st May (World No To***co Day)

🚭To***co kills more than 8 million people each year worldwide.🚭

🚭Over 1 million of these deaths are due to second-hand smoke.🚭

Smoking is a major cause of cancer, lung disease, heart disease, stroke, , and many other health problems.

🟣To***co and Young People🟣

To***co companies target youth with flavored products and advertising.

Most smokers start before the age of 18.

Preventing to***co use in young people is crucial for a healthier future.

🟣Forms of To***co Use🟣

Ci******es

Bidis, hookahs, and chewing to***co

E-cigarettes (vapes) – not safe and can lead to ni****ne addiction

Smokeless to***co is also dangerous – causes oral cancer and gum disease.

🟣Effects on the Environment🟣

Cigarette butts are the most littered item in the world.

To***co farming causes deforestation and uses harmful chemicals.

To***co smoke contributes to air pollution.

🟣Benefits of Quitting To***co🟣

Within 20 minutes: Heart rate drops.

Within 1 day: Oxygen levels improve.

Within 1 year: Risk of heart disease is cut in half.

Long-term: Longer, healthier life.

✴️This Year’s Theme (2025)✴️

" Bright Products, Dark Intention. Unmasking the Appeal."

✴️How You Can Help✴️

Say NO ❌to all forms of to***co.🚭

Go for Screening Spirometry Test (PFT) For Your Lung health Today.

Consult your Pulmonologist..

06/05/2025

Asthma is a chronic (long-term) inflammatory disease of the airways in the lungs. It affects people of all ages and is characterized by recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing—especially at night or early morning.

Key Features of Asthma:

1. Airway Inflammation: The airways become red, swollen, and sensitive.
2. Bronchoconstriction: Muscles around the airways tighten, narrowing the air passages.
3. Increased Mucus Production: Extra mucus can further block airways.

Common Triggers:-

Outdoor and Indoor Allergens: Pollen, dust mites, mold, pet dander.
Irritants: Smoke, pollution, strong odors.
Exercise: Especially in cold, dry air.
Infections: Respiratory viruses.
Weather changes, stress, or strong emotions.

Symptoms:

* Wheezing
* Shortness of breath
* Chest tightness
* Coughing (often worse at night or early morning)

Diagnosis:

* Medical history
* Physical exam
* Lung function tests _PFT (like spirometry)

Treatment:

1. Quick-relief medications (rescue inhalers like albuterol)
2. Long-term control medications:

* Inhaled corticosteroids
* Long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs)
* Leukotriene modifiers
3. Avoiding triggers
4. Monitoring with an asthma action plan

Types of Asthma:

* Allergic asthma**
* Non-allergic asthma**
* Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB)**
* Occupational asthma**
* Childhood asthma**

Dr. Dhrumin Prajapati_Pulmonologist
Allergy Specialist

20/11/2024

"World COPD Awareness Month"

🫁Lung health is vital for our overall well being.Knowing your lung function can help us understand our respiratory health & identify potential issues at an early stage.

🫁To know your lung function, a simple spirometry test can be performed.

🫁Spirometry is a simple test used to help diagnose and monitor certain lung conditions such as asthma & COPD using a device called a spirometer.

🫁Such Pulmonary function tests will be done by your doctor if you have airway symptoms like chronic cough, shortness of breath, chest tightness, difficulty breathing or taking a deep breath or wheezing.

🫁Aerobic activities like walking, running play vital role in improvingcardio-vascular & Pulmonary fitness. Apart from walking, performing some lung exercises can increase lung capacity and keep lungs active. Using an incentive spirometer is one of the easiest ways to maintain your lungs strength & preserve lung integrity.

🫁How to use a 3 ball incentive spirometer :

Step 1: Sit down comfortably on a chair

Step 2: Hold your spirometer straight at eye level

Step 3: Put the mouthpiece in your mouth and close your lips tightly

Step 4: Slowly breathe in through your mouth as much as possible to raise the balls. Try to take the balls as high as you can. Repeat as instructed by your doctor

Step 5: Now turn the spirometer upside down and exhale in the mouthpiece to raise the balls again.

I strongly recommend you all to walk regularly, practice breathing techniques, and keep measuring your lung function regularly to keep a track of your lung function & respiratory diseases.

02/11/2024

Now there is no need to go anywhere ( Outside of Gandhinagar) for Bronchoscopy guided Procedure related to diagnosis of Lung Disease like TB, Non-resolving pneumonia (Bacterial-Fungal), Lung cancer, Interstitial Lung disease, Sarcoidosis, Foreign Body removal ( Adult & Pediatrics) And Other Diseases of Lung.

Now Adult and paediatric Bronchoscope🔭🩻🔬 (Portable) Are Exclusively Available at DWIJA SURGICAL HOSPITAL, KUDASAN, GANDHINAGAR.

Kindly Consult Our Pulmonologist_ Dr. Dhrumin Prajapati 🧑🏻‍⚕️for Expert opinion and procedure for lung disease at Gandhinagar.

05/05/2024

Invited as Speaker to deliver a Talk on " Clinical Aspect of Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)" 🧑🏻‍⚕️

16/03/2024

"Get vaccinated yourself".
Let's have healthy India..🫁

Contact Us for more information.

18/01/2024

Have u suffer from Any lung condition?? Then why we have to wait for expert opinion..!.

kindly Consult Us for expert Opinion for pre-existing lung diseases or for Lung health check up.. ON *19-01-2024* (Friday) at *5:00 PM to 8:00 PM*.

*Free Camp*
*Free Consultation*
*Free PFT ( Lung function screening test)*
At Dwija Surgical Hospital, Gandhinagar By Dr. Dhrumin Prajapati_Pulmonologist 🫁

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