Respiratory Medicine & Sleep Diagnostic Unit - Hospital UITM

09/10/2025

Introducing our own innovative AerioX, a 3D airway model – meticulously reconstructed from real airway CT scans!

Crafted with a semi-flexible material, this model is perfectly suited for both flexible and rigid bronchoscopy training.

Plus, it's modular, easily disassembled, and reassembled – making it ideal for various teaching purposes and comprehensive learning!

02/10/2025

Bronchoscopy Bootcamp 2025 – Update!

Registration for our Bronchoscopy Workshop is now officially CLOSED!

Thank you for the overwhelming response

We are now at T - 9 days before the bootcamp begins!

Get ready for an exciting day of learning, networking, and hands-on experience with our expert speakers and facilitators.

Date: 11th October 2025
Venue: Auditorium 2, Faculty of Medicine, UiTM Sungai Buloh
Time: 8.00 AM – 5.00 PM

CPD Points available
Engaging lectures & hands-on sessions
Facilitators from multiple specialties

Stay tuned here for more updates as we count down to the big day!

02/10/2025

It feels great to be back in action with our radial EBUS biopsy 💪✨
A special milestone today for our newest team member, Dr. Syahrin — truly a ⭐ in the making!

19/08/2025

🚨 **BRONCHOSCOPY BOOTCAMP 2025 – FULLY BOOKED!** 🚨

We’re humbled by the overwhelming response – this course is now **FULLY BOOKED within just 3 weeks after the first announcement!** 🙏

📍 **Event:** Bronchoscopy Bootcamp 2025 📅 11 October 2025 (Saturday) 🏢 Auditorium 2, Faculty of Medicine, UiTM Sungai Buloh

➡️ If you are still interested to join, you may request to be placed on our **KIV (waitlist)**, 📧 please email: ppkp.secretariat@gmail.com

We will notify you if seats become available.

Thank you for your amazing support. 💪🫁 Stay tuned for future updates and upcoming programs! 🌟

31/07/2025

💥 BRONCHOSCOPY BOOTCAMP 2025 – 2nd Announcement! 💥
Due to overwhelming demand, we’re bringing the venue closer to you!

🗓️ 11 October 2025 (Saturday)
📍 Auditorium 2, Faculty of Medicine, UiTM Sungai Buloh
🕗 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
🎓 CPD Points Provided!

✨ What to expect:
✅ High-yield lectures
✅ Real-case radiology correlation
✅ Emergency handling (haemoptysis, foreign body)
✅ FULL hands-on stations!

🎯 For MOs & Specialists in Anaesthesia, Internal/Acute Medicine, ED, and cardiothoracic.

🎟️ Early bird till 15 Aug:
MO: RM100 | Specialist: RM150
(Normal: RM150 / RM200)

🪑 Seats are limited – don’t wait!
📩 Register now (QR in poster) or email: ppkp.secretariat@gmail.com

Sharpen your scope skills – in just ONE day! 🫁💪

23/07/2025

🫁Stage IV Lung Adenocarcinoma with Progression
🔹 Bronchus sign: Type 1
🔹 Procedure: Radial EBUS with forceps and cryobiopsy for molecular profiling
🔹 Radial EBUS pattern: Concentric IIIa
🔬 ROSE: Atypical cells with enlarged, hyperchromatic nuclei

22/07/2025

📢 BRONCHOSCOPY WORKSHOP 2025
🎯 One Day to Level Up!

🗓 Date: 11th October 2025
🕗 Time: 8.00 AM – 5.00 PM
🏥 Venue: Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah, UiTM Puncak Alam

🔥 Hands-on bootcamp for:
Anaesthesiology | Internal Medicine | Acute Internal Medicine | Emergency Medicine | Cardiothoracic

🎟 EARLY BIRD RATES (before 15 Aug):
🩺 MO: RM100 | 👨‍⚕️ Specialist: RM150

💰 Normal Price (after 15 Aug):
🩺 MO: RM150 | 👨‍⚕️ Specialist: RM200

⚠️ Limited seats available!
📩 For inquiries: ppkp.secretariat@gmail.com
✅ Register now: https://forms.gle/mfYm5VAwPV3c9C867

🫁 Don’t miss this chance to sharpen your bronchoscopy skills!

11/07/2025

14/06/2025

🩺 Another case highlighting the value of radial EBUS

👩‍⚕️ A woman in her 40s presented to another center with several weeks of cough and occasional hemoptysis.
🖼️ CT thorax showed a right upper lobe (RUL) mass.
🫁 Initial bronchoscopy was non-diagnostic, and a CT-guided biopsy reported as ?ILD.

🔄 Referred to our center for second opinion.

🧭 After discussion, options were:
Repeat CT-guided biopsy
Or
Proceed with radial EBUS via endobronchial approach

✅ We opted for radial EBUS-guided forcep biopsy under fluoroscopy and conscious sedation.
⚠️ It wasn’t straightforward — the patient developed a persistent cough after the first biopsy, making sampling difficult.

🔎 Still, we managed to identify and biopsy a concentric RB3bi lesion.

🧬 Histopathology: Hodgkin lymphoma

📆 She is now scheduled for a whole-body PET-CT.
If no other abnormal uptake is found, this may be a rare case of Primary Pulmonary Hodgkin Lymphoma (PPHL).

📚 Learning point: When initial bronchoscopy or CT-guided biopsies are inconclusive, radial EBUS with fluoroscopy offers a targeted, minimally invasive solution — especially for rare diagnoses like pulmonary lymphoma.

13/06/2025

Selamat datang dan selamat menjalankan tugas diucapkan kepada 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐲𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧 ke Unit Respiratori UiTM.

Semoga dengan kehadiran ini bakal melancarkan lagi perkhidmatan yang disediakan di bawah kelolaan unit respi.

12/06/2025

A 73-year-old gentleman, ex-heavy smoker with underlying IHD, initially presented with 2 weeks of fever and cough. Inflammatory markers were raised (CRP 110, elevated WCC) and CXR showed right mid zone consolidation/mass. He was treated with IV antibiotics and discharged with a plan for outpatient CECT thorax.

📸 CT revealed:
Right lower lobe consolidation
Incidental finding of a left iliacus intramuscular collection

🔬 BAL culture grew Klebsiella, and he was treated accordingly with IV antibiotics guided by sensitivities.

🔁 A repeat CT after 3 weeks showed persistent and slightly enlarging RLL consolidation with mass-like features.

🎯 A decision was made to proceed with radial EBUS-guided transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) using the distance measurement method.

✅ Radial EBUS revealed a concentric lesion.
📄 Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis: lung adenocarcinoma

🔍 A reminder of the importance of re-evaluating non-resolving pneumonia and the critical role of radial EBUS-TBLB in peripheral lesion diagnosis.

22/04/2025

Alhamdulillah, what a productive day — completed three linear EBUS-TBNA under conscious sedation! Grateful for the teamwork and the opportunity to make a difference in patient care. Onward and upward!