Evaluation of Chest Disease Consultations

Abstract

Consultation means refering a case to the related specialist in order to have his/her opinion and manage the treatment of the patient accordingly (1,2). Pulmonary consultations are requested commonly from nearly every inpatient clinic. Cases are generally consulted following the determination of a clinical or radiological pathology at pulmonary system in order to have the patients assessed by the pulmonologist#x2019;s point of view regarding diagnosis, treatment or at the preoperative state. This study retrospectively evaluates the records of the consultations asked from Clinics of Chest Disease.