Health department to conduct classes on detecting lung diseases

– In this regard, the head of the agency stated that the event will be held from Monday, October 16 to Friday, October 20, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Puebla City – In order to promptly diagnose chronic respiratory diseases, the current government of Sergio Salomon, through the Ministry of Health, will introduce for several days tests for diseases that cause lung obstruction (asthma and COPD), October 16 From Monday to Friday, October 20, each medical unit will be issued 15 tokens per day.

In this sense, the head of the institution, Araceli Soria Córdoba, said that these studies to detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma will be carried out within the framework of World Spirometry Day, celebrated on October 14. , which is why he said Puebla residents can go to any of the four medical centers offering expanded services, as well as the Southern General Hospital, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The requirements that those requesting the study must meet are: copies of CURP and INE, two telephone references (one using WhatsApp), dates of onset of respiratory symptoms and influenza, COVID-19 and pneumonia vaccines. It is also important to eat breakfast, clean your mouth and not smoke at least six hours before your exam.

Finally, Soria Córdoba urges the general population with respiratory discomfort, infected with the coronavirus, to take advantage of these spirometry courses to diagnose any lung disease.