Where is the best place to treat respiratory diseases

In fact, there is no recognized "best" respiratory disease diagnosis and treatment institution. The final choice depends on your actual condition, location, and medical needs, and you just need to find the most suitable one.

If it is just a routine follow-up and medication adjustment for common colds, mild influenza, acute bronchitis, or chronic diseases such as COPD and asthma, there is really no need to rush to a big hospital. Regular public community health service centers and township health centers near your home can completely handle it. I met an old lady with asthma at a community free clinic a while ago. Before, she had to take an hour's subway to go to the top three hospitals in the city center every time she dispensed medicine. Later, we suggested regular follow-up visits in a community near her home. It only takes 5 minutes to walk there. The family doctor in charge of her is very familiar with her medical history and allergy history. Her asthma control has been more stable in the past six months than when she went to a big hospital.

But if you have unexplained long-term cough (not getting better for more than 2 weeks), hemoptysis, out of breath after exercise, or if you have pulmonary nodules that are highly suspected of malignancy, interstitial pneumonia, rare lung infections, etc., you should give priority to the respiratory and critical care medicine department of the local public tertiary hospital. If the local hospital decides to handle it after evaluation If it is difficult, then consider going to the top respiratory specialists in the country - such as the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Respiratory Research Institute), China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, etc. These institutions have indeed deeper clinical accumulation in the treatment of severe pneumonia, precise diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, and rare respiratory diseases, and have a higher chance of winning in dealing with complex problems.

Of course, many friends feel that they have to go to a big hospital to feel at ease, regardless of whether they are serious or minor. This mentality is completely understandable. After all, medical treatment itself attaches great importance to the need for "peace of mind". If time and finances allow, just choose according to your own wishes. There is no need to impose rigid standards. The only thing I want to remind you is that don’t believe those private “respiratory specialists” on the Internet that boast so much that they make quick money by relying on gimmicks such as “curing old chronic bronchitis” and “special medicine for eliminating nodules”.