The respiratory care team at Ascension St. Vincent's Lung Institute - Clay listens to understand your health needs. Our pulmonologists offer a wide range of tests for symptoms that affect how you breathe and sleep. Through our outpatient clinics, we offer specialized care for many lung conditions, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer, cystic fibrosis, lung infections, recurring bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia, sleep apnea and more.
Ascension St. Vincent's pulmonary medicine and sleep medicine specialists offer many types of procedure and services which include:
- Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
- Endobronchial ultrasound biopsy
- Oxygen therapy
- Pulmonary function testing
- Pulmonary hypertension management
- Sleep lab testing and CPAP therapy
- Stop smoking programs
- Vasodilator medication therapy
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Lung Nodule Program
The Ascension St. Vincent's Lung Institute Lung Nodule Clinic provides screenings, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for lung nodules. Getting a screening such as a low-dose CT scan may help find lung nodules or cancer early, when it is most treatable. If lung nodules are found, we surveillance them for cancer. Finding cancer early means there may be more options for treatment too.
If you are diagnosed with cancer, we can connect you with a specialist that's right for you. Our specialized team of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and surgeons who work together to deliver the care that's right for you.
Lung Nodule Clinic services include:
- Fast access to initial consultation appointments. You are generally seen within a week after receiving your referral.
- Evaluation of single or multiple nodules. We can also provide recommendations for additional testing, monitoring, and treatment.
- Minimally invasive procedures to evaluate nodules, diagnose cancer, and to help manage your symptoms.
- Coordination of specialty care with thoracic surgeons, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists.
Sleep Medicine
If you experience excessive daytime sleepiness or fatigue, you may be suffering from a sleep disorder. Ascension St. Vincent's Sleep Disorders Centers can help you get the rest you need. We have doctors who specialize in sleep-related medical concerns. Common sleep disorders include:
- Circadian rhythm disorders
- Insomnia
- Narcolepsy
- Parasomnia
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD)
- Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
- Sleep apnea
- Snoring
For sleep medicine studies, our care team offers in-hospital sleep lab testing and home-based sleep tests. Our sleep specialists treat many types of sleep disorders from obstructive sleep apnea to snoring and insomnia.
Additional Services
Not being able to take a deep breath or feel rested can affect other aspects of your physical and emotional health. Our doctors take the time to answer your questions. We offer diagnostic testing and treatments close to home. Pulmonary tests, therapies and procedures that include, but are not limited to:
- Robotic interventional procedures
- Bronchoscopies
- Inspire device implantation
- Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
- Endobronchial ultrasound biopsy
- Oxygen therapy
- Pulmonary function testing
- Pulmonary hypertension management
- In lab sleep and CPAP therapy
- Home sleep testing
