Queensland Respiratory and Sleep - Hervey Bay

Clinic Name: Queensland Respiratory and Sleep - Hervey Bay
Clinic Type: Specialist Clinic
Website: http://www.qldrespiratoryandsleep.com
Phone: 07 5322 5904
Fax: 07 5322 5905
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Specialist Consultation

Our Physicians have extensive experience in the Diagnosis and Management of a wide range of Respiratory and Sleep Disorders.

This includes the investigation of non-specific respiratory symptoms, through to the diagnosis of management of common respiratory & sleep disorders such as Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary Embolism, Respiratory Infection and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. In addition our Physicians have extensive experience in the management of sub-specialty areas such as Lung Cancer, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Tuberculosis and Complex Sleep Disordered Breathing.

Our physicians provide Respiratory and Sleep consultation at Wesley Medical Centre and Springfield Specialist Suites in well appointed rooms. Our physicians also provide access to state of the art diagnostic sleep studies in a number of different locations throughout Queensland.

Inpatient Care

Patients can be admitted to Wesley Private Hospital and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital for the investigation and management of a broad range of respiratory and sleep disorders.

Interventional Services

Our Physicians have extensive experience in the provision of Interventional Bronchoscopy Services. This includes access to standard bronchoscopy, high level interventional bronchoscopy (including Stent Insertion & Cryobiopsy), and Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Lymph Node Biopsy (EBUS) for the investigation and management of Thoracic Lymphadenopathy and Lung Cancer.

Our Physicians are active participants in the Lung Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team, and have extensive relationships with interventional radiologists, Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Medical and Radiation Oncologists through both the public and private system.

Lung Function Laboratory

Queensland Respiratory Services (QRS) is the state-of-the-art Lung Function Laboratory offering a wide range of diagnostic tests, including Complex Lung Function & Mannitol Challenge Testing, as well as more specialised tests including respiratory muscle strength measures and overnight oximetry. These are often critical in the diagnosis and management of airways and other lung diseases. It is staffed by highly trained and experienced scientists who will make you feel comfortable at all times during your breathing tests.

Sleep Studies

Genesis SleepCare provides sleep studies at our sleep investigation units at number of locations across Queensland.

We use only the gold standard in PSG, adhering to the guidelines prescribed by Medicare Australia, the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in the performance of all of our sleep studies.