What is pneumoconiosis?
Pneumoconiosis is a group of lung diseases caused by prolonged exposure to dust on the respiratory tract. The disease is accompanied by the development of fibrotic changes in the lungs. Anyone whose work involves industrial dust is at risk for pneumoconiosis. The main danger of the disease is that under the influence of dust settled in the lungs, irreversible processes begin in the tissues of the organ, and diffuse fibrosis develops. The quality of life and its duration with pneumoconiosis are reduced. But if you turn to a pulmonologist in time, use the services of a specialized clinic where diagnostics are carried out using the most modern methods, there is a chance to detect the disease at the initial stage, urgently start treatment at an affordable price, which allows you to make a more comforting prognosis.
Opportunities Ukrainian medicine is limited, which is why the chances of detecting pneumoconiosis in a patient at an early stage are small. Prices for truly effective medicines are quite high, and many are not at all on the domestic market. Therefore, more and more patients prefer to be treated in Israel, where there are the most modern pulmonary clinics providing services to foreigners, and their cost is lower than in Europe.
Features of the diagnosis and treatment of pneumoconiosis in Israel, the cost of services
For the diagnosis of pneumoconiosis in Israeli clinics, they use the most modern techniques, high-precision X-ray equipment, which allows detecting pathological changes in the lung tissues at the initial stage. The price of such medical equipment is quite high, so you won't see it in domestic hospitals.
For an accurate diagnosis, Israeli doctors use a comprehensive examination of the patient, which includes taking anamnesis, blood test, ultrasound, examination of lung tissue for the presence of malignant degeneration. Moreover, the cost of these services is more affordable than in the West, and the accuracy of the diagnoses made by Israeli specialists is undeniable.
As for treatment, the possibilities of Israeli medicine allow for effective therapy of pneumoconiosis of various types:
- interstitial;
- nodular;
- nodular.
The therapy program is compiled individually, based on the patient's condition and stage of the disease. After consultation, the doctor selects drugs for the patient to normalize metabolic processes, vitamin complexes, expectorants, as well as drugs that facilitate breathing. In some cases, corticosteroids are used. As part of drug therapy, the most modern drugs are used, which have confirmed their effectiveness and safety. The prices for most of these drugs in Ukraine are very high, and in the case of treatment in Israel, the drugs used are included in the total cost of treatment.
Patients with pneumoconiosis are usually prescribed oxygen therapy, as well as breathing exercises under the supervision of experienced physiotherapists who make up for patient individual exercise program.
The comprehensive approach of Israeli specialists allows you to achieve excellent results in patients at different stages of pneumoconiosis, so many patients from Ukraine dream of using their services.
The cost of treatment in a pulmonary clinic in Israel
Would you like to get a consultation and, if necessary, treatment from the best Israeli specialists, but do not know how to “get to them”? We will help you with this. We cooperate with the best Israeli clinics, we know the cost of services for all pulmonary centers in Israel, so we can easily select a clinic for you, the price of treatment in which suits you. The cost of services may vary depending on the type and stage of pneumoconiosis.