Dr. Akshay Budhraja

3 Best Exercises to Improve Lung Function...
The lungs are a pair of organs in the chest that supply oxygen to the body and remove carbon dioxide. They are an important part of the respiratory system. However, the increasing polluti... Read More
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Symptoms, Causes & Management...
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) refers to the scarring of the air sacs in the lungs, which makes breathing difficult. Normally, when you breathe in, the oxygen moves from the lungs to... Read More
10 Lifestyle Tips to Avoid Breathing Problems in Pollution...
10 Lifestyle Tips to Avoid Breathing Problems in Pollution Air pollution is a growing concern worldwide, especially in metropolitan cities like Delhi, where breathing problems are... Read More
Pleural Effusion: A Brief Explanation...
Pleural effusion is the excess fluid buildup in the pleura, the space between the lungs and chest cavity. Normally, the pleura has a small amount of fluid to facilitate lung expansion and... Read More
Pulmonary Edema: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment...
Pulmonary Edema: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment:Pulmonary edema is a medical condition characterised by the accumulation of too much fluid in the lungs. This excess... Read More
How would you know that you have the H1N1 influenza virus (swine flu)?...
H1N1 influenza virus or swine flu is a respiratory problem. It is caused by the influenza A virus. It spreads from person to person through respiratory droplets. Touching contaminated sur... Read More
Pulmonary fibrosis - symptoms, causes & treatment...
Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung condition. It occurs when tissues around the alveoli, the air sacs of the lungs, get damaged, thickened and scarred. This makes lung functioning difficult, wh... Read More
JN.1 New COVID-19 Variant: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Risk, Prevention & Treatment...
JN.1 is the latest COVID-19 variant in India. It is the variant of the Omicron sub-variant BA.2.86 (commonly known as Pirola). Over the last few weeks, it has been the talk of the town, r... Read More
Teens & Tobacco: Health Risks & Tips to Quit Tobacco...
Teens and tobacco is a very concerning and alarming topic, as it results in very serious health issues. Many teenagers experiment with smoking, chewing tobacco, and vaping tobacco product... Read More
Flu Vaccine: Everything You Need to Know...
The flu vaccine, also known as the flu shot and influenza vaccine, is a safe and effective way to protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu. It sho... Read More
The Impact of Air Pollution on Asthma...
Asthma is a chronic disease that makes breathing harder. The airways become swollen due to inflammation. This causes several symptoms like cough, chest tig... Read More
Living with Asthma: Managing Symptoms and Triggers...
Asthma is a chronic condition that primarily targets the lungs. This makes the inside walls of the lungs and bronchial tubes swollen and inflamed. Its symp... Read More
All You Need to Know About H3N2 Virus...
The H3N2 virus is a subtype of influenza A virus that primarily targets our lungs. Not only does it affect humans, but animals and birds, too. This virus c... Read More
Everything You Need to Know About Paediatric Pneumonia...
Pneumonia is an acute respiratory infection that primarily inflames the small air sacs known as alveoli present in the lungs. The infection can be mild or ... Read More
Asthma Care in Winter: Dos & Don'ts...
While winter brings a lot of joy for many, some find it very challenging as it aggravates the symptoms of some diseases. One of these diseases is asthma, w... Read More
Role of Healthy Diet and Nutrients in Maintaining Healthy Lungs...
With the increasing incidences of lung-related diseases, like ... Read More
Effects of Tobacco Consumption on Physical & Mental Health...
If you use tobacco, you know how addictive it is and how difficult it is to quit it. Even years of tobacco use have trained your mind to take it even more.... Read More
COVID Has Again Picked Up Pace: Be Vigilant & Wear Mask...
Time to welcome the new year and send wishing posts to dear ones! People worldwide are preparing new resolutions and planning vacations with their dear one... Read More
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment...
We all know how harmful tobacco smoke and the miasma of burning fuel are to overall well-being. It could lead to several health problems, including COPD (c... Read More
Pneumonia: Everything You Need to Know!...
Are you experiencing chest pain while ... Read More
Most Common Respiratory Problems in Winter Season...
Doctors notice more patients with respiratory ailments and coughs in the winter months than during other seasons. A blast of cold air on the face after you are out in the open brings back... Read More
Sleep Apnea- Its diagnosis and Treatment...
If anyone suffers from sleep apnea, their breath is constantly interrupted and then resumes during sleep. It is characterized by daytime sleepiness and loud snoring, and restless sleep. T... Read More
Understanding Sleep Apnea Symptoms, causes, and treatment ...
What is sleep apnea? Sleep apnea or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a very common sleep-related breathing disorder and is caused by the repeated collapse of the ... Read More
Social Distancing is Important, Best Thing To Do is Stay Home!...
For the past few weeks many of us have started to stay indoors, self-isolating, ‘socially distancing’ ourselves in an attempt to stop the spreading and contracting the ‘... Read More
Everything You Need To Know About Corona Virus...
This is not a warning! Along with the first case of coronavirus being confirmed in our very own state of Kerala (a medical student who returned to Thrissur from Wuhan), the World Health O... Read More
We finally have a Vaccine...
So now what? We can all breathe a sigh of relief after the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), the  national drug regulatory authority, officially anno... Read More
10 ways to keep your LUNGS Healthy...
What is lung disease? The problems that affects our lungs (the organs that allow us to breathe) negatively is called Lung Disease. This breathing disorder can pre... Read More
FENO Test – its Advantages, Procedure & Precautions...
FENO The full form of FENO is fractional exhaled nitric oxide. FENO is a quick, simple, non-invasive, and safe method of determining airways inflammation that provides a complem... Read More
Air Pollution and its Adverse Effects on Health ...
This is a tragedy that repeats itself each year without fail, every winter. Instead of respite from the summer heat, today the onset of winter in Delhi- NCR is associated with severe air ... Read More
Air Pollution: Its adverse effects on Lungs...
Do you remember the last winter in Delhi with clean air, free of the grey blanket of smog that traps and kills all of us today; slowly but surely. The biggest killer of our times ... Read More
Air Pollution and its effect on COVID-19 recovered patients...
COVID is not over, even if it appears the world has forgotten about it. We have returned to living in the same unabashed unabated way we did before, no one seems to care about social dist... Read More