Overview
Respiratory medicine encompasses diseases of the respiratory system, including the upper airway, the lungs, the chest wall and the ventilatory control system.
Examples of such diseases are:
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Chronic cough
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Cystic fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Interstitial lung disease
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary vascular disorders (affect the circulation of the blood through the lungs)
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Tuberculosis
A specialist in Respiratory Medicine will often perform lung function testing to aid diagnosis and treat of respiratory disorders.
Other services include bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound, pleural ultrasound and intervention.
Referring to respiratory medicine
Our patients are at the centre of everything we do.
Our Find a Doctor directory allows you to contact an Epworth accredited specialist for your GP to refer you to.
A referral from your GP, a Specialist or other health professional is required to access most Epworth services and some can be called directly by the patient including our Allied Health Clinic, GP Clinic, Men’s Health Clinic and Jean Hailes at Epworth Freemasons as well as our Breast Services, Epworth Sports and Exercise Medicine Group and Epworth HealthCheck.
Read more: For GPs - Connecting GPs with Epworth.
Meet our specialists
All our clinicians are here to work with you and achieve the best outcome.
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888 Toorak Road, Camberwell VIC 3124
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Epworth Eastern
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1 Arnold Street, Box Hill VIC 3128
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Epworth Freemasons Albert Street
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109 Albert Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002
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Epworth Geelong
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1 Epworth Place, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216
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Emergency Department is open 24 hours
Epworth Richmond
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89 Bridge Road, Richmond VIC 3121
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Emergency Department is open 24 hours