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Our COVID-19 Response

Our Team remains vigilant during this pandemic and agrees that the safety of patients as well as staff is of highest priority.

Although social distancing measures are in place in our waiting areas, Clinic patients and visitors are urged to schedule visits by appointment.

To allow for sanitizing between patients, consultation & treatment times have been segmented.

BEFORE coming to the clinic:

  • If you have any symptoms of COVID-19, think you may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 or have tested positive for COVID-19, call the clinic at 754-1143 / 348-4305 to reschedule your appointment. You may also ask if your appointment can be done by phone or video.

What to expect at your appointment:

  • There are safety measures in place to protect our patients and employees. Everyone who comes to the clinic is required to wear a mask and pass a health screening before entering the building. You will also have your temperature taken. Please wear a clean mask to your clinic visit and do not remove it until asked to do so by a clinic employee.

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Opening Hours

Tuesday                        10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Thursday                      10.00 am - 3:00 pm

Saturday                       8.00 am - 12:00 pm

Sunday                          Closed

Public Holidays            Closed

APPOINTMENTS

Making an Appointment Online:

 

 

  • From the interface below, choose one of the available dates for Tuesday, Thursday or Saturdays.
  • Enter your information: First Name, Last Name, Address, Email address, Phone.
  • IMPORTANT: Be sure to also indicate if you are a new patient as this requires an additional 45 minute slot for assessment tests, biometrics and xrays (if not previously done).
  • Tick the checkbox next to "Save my information for future bookings" if you are beginning a series of treatments or in the odd chance that you may have to cancel or reschedule, the booking system will remember you.
  • Review your information, date and time slot and click "Confirm Booking".
  • On the next page you can add it to your own calendar (Google or Office365). Click "Done".
  • At the email address you provided, you will be sent an email confirming the appointment with the option to cancel or reschedule. Ensure that it isn't filtered as Junk*.  Attached will be an iCalendar file to update your email client with the date and time.
  • Please note that you will be contacted by us BEFORE the appointment to confirm your attendance as well as receive *automated notifications 24hrs and then 8 hours before the appointment.

Cancelling or rescheduling your Appointment Online:

  • If you will not be attending, it is VERY IMPORTANT to advise us of this to free up that time slot for other patients wishing to book their own appointments.
  • If you had booked online, in the confirmation email you received, click on the green "Cancel / Reschedule" Button.
  • In the new window that opens, you have the following option: "Cancel", "Reschedule", "Add to Calendar" and "Book Another" date and time slot.
  • If you are unable to Cancel or Reschedule online, please call to do so.

Possible Tests During the Appointment:

  • Blood pressure, pulse rate, temperature, oxygen saturation, peak flow, blood glucose, weight and height.
  • Chest x-ray (if not done previously).
  • Full lung function test (a breathing test).

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Courteous. Competent. Professional

Our Team is headed by Dr. Michelle Trotman

Consultant Internist, Intensivist, Pulmonologist & Sleep Physician

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What is Asthma and COPD?

Most people with Asthma/COPD have attacks separated by symptom free periods. Some people have long-term shortness of breath with episodes of increased shortness of breath. Either wheezing or a cough may be the main symptom.

Asthma/COPD attacks can last for minutes or days, and can become dangerous if the airflow is severely restricted.

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Asthma / COPD Test Questions

Do you have asthma or COPD?

Do you have a cough?

Do you have chest pain?

Do you feel short of breath?

Do you use an albuterol inhaler or any type of inhaler?

Are you exposed to dust or other chemicals?

 

If you answered "YES" to any of these questions, you may have asthma or COPD and it is recommended that you make an appointment for evaluation with Us

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What is Sleep Apnea?

The Greek word "apnea" literally means "without breath". There are three types of apnea: obstructive, central and mixed; of the three, obstructive is the most common.

Despite the difference in the root cause of each type, in all three, people with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep session, sometimes hundreds of times during the night and often for up to a minute or longer.

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What is Smoking Cessation?

Tobacco use can lead to nicotine dependence and serious health problems. Cessation can significantly reduce the risk of suffering from smoking-related diseases.

Tobacco dependence is a chronic condition that often requires repeated interventions, but effective treatments and helpful measures exist.

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Lung & Breathing Tests

Bronchoscopy involves placing a thin tube-like instrument called a Bronchoscope through the nose or mouth and down into the airways of the lungs. The tube has a mini-camera at its tip, and is able to carry pictures back to a video screen or camera

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is a visual exam of the breathing passages of the lungs (called “airways”). This test is done when it is important for your doctor to see inside the airways of your lungs, or to get samples of mucus or tissue from the lungs.

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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT’s) are breathing tests to find out how well you move air in and out of your lungs and how well oxygen enters your body.

The most common PFT’s are Spirometry, Diffusion Studies and Body Plethysmography.

Other tests can include Peak Flow and Pulse Oximetry

Sometimes only one test is done, other times all tests will be scheduled, often on the same day.

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Patient Education

Medical Conditions

Allergies | Allergic Rhinitis | Asthma | Asbestosis | Bronchiectasis | Bronchitis | Cancer | Chronic Cough | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | Cold & Flu | Emphysema | Hay Fever | Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) | Lung Cancer | Pneumonia | Pulmonary Embolism | Pulmonary Fibrosis | Pulmonary Hypertension | Sarcoidosis | Six-Minute Walk Test | Sleep Apnea | Smoking Cessation | Tuberculosis

 

What are Allergies?

Sensitivities to a substance, food or environment that produce an immune response in your body.

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What is Allergic Rhinitis?

Allergic rhinitis is an allergic reaction to airborne allergens. The immune system overreacts to allergens in the air causing inflammation in the nose. Allergic rhinitis is sometimes called “hay fever,” especially when caused by seasonal allergens.

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What is Asbestosis?

A lung disease resulting from the inhalation of asbestos particles, marked by severe fibrosis and a high risk of mesothelioma (cancer of the pleura).

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What is Asthma?

Most people with Asthma have attacks separated by symptom free periods. Some people have long-term shortness of breath with episodes of increased shortness of breath. Either wheezing or a cough may be the main symptom.

Asthma attacks can last for minutes or days, and can become dangerous if the airflow is severely restricted.

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What is Bronchiectasis?

Lung condition characterized by abnormal dilatation and loss of the architecture of the airway/bronchi (the tubing within the lungs in charge of transporting oxygen into the lungs and carbon dioxide out of the lungs). These changes in the airways are caused by chronic inflammation and infections.

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What is Bronchitis?

Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchial tubes which carry air to the lungs.

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What is Cancer?

The uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body.

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What is a Chronic Cough?

A cough lasting eight weeks or longer in adults. Causes vary from mild to serious underlying medical conditions.

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What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)?

One of the most common lung diseases characterized by two main forms: Chronic Bronchitis (a long-term cough with mucus) or Emphysema (destruction of the lungs over time). It causes obstruction to airflow, making it difficult to empty your lungs. It is most often caused by smoking

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What is Interstitial Lung Disease?

A large group of lung diseases and disorders which cause progressive scarring of lung tissue, often resulting in permanent loss of that tissue’s ability to breathe and carry oxygen into the bloodstream.

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What is Hay Fever?

Hay fever is another name for allergic rhinitis, most commonly used to describe a seasonal allergic reaction to pollen such as ragweed. The term is often used to refer to nasal allergies caused by any inhaled allergen. Despite the name, hay fever is not necessarily a reaction to hay, and it does not cause a fever.

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What is Pneumonia?

An inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs known as alveoli, usually caused by infection with viruses or bacteria and less commonly other microorganisms, certain drugs and other condition such as autoimmune diseases.

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What is Pulmonary Embolism?

A blood clot that develops in a blood vessel elsewhere in the body (most commonly from the leg), travels to an artery in the lung and forms blockage of the artery.

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What is Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Pulmonary Fibrosis is a form of Interstitial Lung Disease that causes scarring in the lungs.

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What is Pulmonary Hypertension?

High blood pressure that occurs in the arteries in the lungs, reflecting the pressure the heart must exert to pump blood from the heart through the arteries of the lungs.

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What is Sarcoidosis?

A disease that results from a specific type of inflammation of tissues of the body. It can appear in almost any body organ but it starts most often in the lungs or lymph nodes.

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What is the Six-Minute Walk Test?

A sub-maximal exercise test used to assess aerobic capacity and endurance. The distance covered over a time of 6 minutes is used as the outcome by which to compare changes in performance capacity.

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What is Sleep Apnea?

A common sleep disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. These episodes usually last 10 seconds or more and occur repeatedly throughout the night. People with sleep apnea will partially awaken as they struggle to breathe, but in the morning, they will not be aware of the disturbances in their sleep. Undiagnosed moderate to severe sleep apnea can take years off of your life.

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What is Smoking Cessation?

Tobacco use can lead to nicotine dependence and serious health problems. Cessation can significantly reduce the risk of suffering from smoking-related diseases.

Tobacco dependence is a chronic condition that often requires repeated interventions, but effective treatments and helpful measures exist.  Smokers can and do quit smoking.  In fact, today there are more former smokers than current smokers.

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