One of the integral parts of hospital clinical services is the pulmonary section. It operates on a 24/7 basis and is located at 2/f rm.256 before the critical care complex. It is headed by a board certified internist- pulmonologist with the support of three licensed respiratory therapist and three licensed nurse respiratory care practitioners.
The Pulmonary Section provides invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic pulmonary interventions and pulmonary function tests. It also has program for the community like the Asthma Program of Lucena (APOL) and for patients with COPD, the first of a kind in the province.
Regular scheduled meetings of the Pulmonary Section are held at least quarterly or as often as necessary at the call of its Chair.
Diagnostic Services
• Arterial Blood Gas Analysis (ABG) evaluates the oxygenation, ventilation, and acid-base abnormalities of the arterial blood.
• Pulse Oximetry is a non-invasive determination or monitoring of arterial oxygen saturation (sO2)
* Procedure: Spot Check or 24-hour Monitoring
* Probes: Reusable, Disposable / Adult, Pediatric, Neonatal
* Sites: Index finger, earlobe, large toe, nose