Cough, breathlessness, asthma, snoring or pauses in breathing during sleep: our respiratory specialist investigates with lung function testing, ultrasound and sleep studies, taking allergies, inflammation and nutrients into account.
MUDr. Gertrúda Čápová is a specialist in general internal medicine and pulmonology, with a focus on sleep disorders and allergology.
Complaints
- Cough, breathlessness and asthma
- Allergies
- Reflux disease
- Snoring and pauses in breathing during sleep
Investigations
- Lung function
- Ultrasound of the chest and vocal cords
- Sleep study with polygraphy and actigraphy
- Detailed discussion of the findings and laboratory values
Treatment
In treatment we take allergies, inflammation and nutrients into account. This includes nutritional advice and infusions.
For snoring and pauses in breathing during sleep we work with the dentist Dr. Michael Adler: splints for sleep apnoea and snoring.
COPD
With us for decades: we informed patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease early on about the limits of cortisone and about other options.
Confirmed: in 2016 Schweizer Illustrierte (no. 49) wrote, under the headline “Milestone in COPD therapy”, that a new study showed cortisone “hardly has a place any more” in treatment.