{"id":4381,"date":"2015-10-16T14:40:41","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T12:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/herne\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T14:44:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:44:37","slug":"herne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/en\/diagnostic-spectrum-of-pulmonology\/herne\/","title":{"rendered":"Herne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2lwz86-64d044dc5ce8ed04535fc41b319c7e04\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2lwz86-64d044dc5ce8ed04535fc41b319c7e04{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2lwz86-64d044dc5ce8ed04535fc41b319c7e04 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2lwz86-64d044dc5ce8ed04535fc41b319c7e04 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2lwz86-64d044dc5ce8ed04535fc41b319c7e04 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Range of Services in Pulmonology<\/h1><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>in Herne<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2hamsu-3e08326572c1925b750c796cbf08e9bf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Outpatient consultations are available at the <a title=\"Thoracic Clinic\" href=\"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/en\/thoracic-clinic\/\">Thoracic Outpatient Clinic<\/a>. For inpatient stays, 60 beds are available in Pulmonology, as well as 11 beds in the Respiratory Care Unit and 8 beds in the Intensive Care Unit. The range of treatments includes the following services:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-83h06-acc42f07372934f06f5bc4bad085177c  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-23n6o6-5d41b2f423c56a0dca0dd48e8e878b57'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-1' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-1' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-1' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Pulmonary Function Analysis\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Pulmonary Function Analysis\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Pulmonary Function Analysis\">Pulmonary Function Analysis<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-1' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-1' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Measurement of respiratory volume (spirometry)<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive pulmonary function testing (body plethysmography)<\/li>\n<li>Bronchoprovocation via dosimeter<\/li>\n<li>Measurement of the transfer factor<\/li>\n<li>Measurement of lung elasticity (compliance)<\/li>\n<li>Measurement of respiratory drive<\/li>\n<li>Measurement of respiratory muscle strength<\/li>\n<li>Blood gas analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-1w3dy6-546f0182c962c1832ebe2f0a99972acc'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-2' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-2' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-2' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Cardiological Examinations\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Cardiological Examinations\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Cardiological Examinations\">Cardiological Examinations<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-2' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-2' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Electrocardiogram (ECG)<\/li>\n<li>Stress ECG<\/li>\n<li>Long-term blood pressure monitoring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-1rv6s6-3eeb0a035e8a572926c7a4fe3c19ae58'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-3' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-3' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-3' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing\">Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-3' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-3' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>6-minute walk test<\/li>\n<li>Spiroergometry to determine the performance reserves of the lungs and the cardiovascular system (on a bicycle ergometer or treadmill)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-1ip6dq-94f8525f62605b33ecee15c9b5a86d1c'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-4' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-4' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-4' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Radiological Imaging\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Radiological Imaging\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Radiological Imaging\">Radiological Imaging<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-4' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-4' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Chest X-ray (overview)<\/li>\n<li>Computed tomography (16-slice) including high-resolution analysis (HRCT)<\/li>\n<li>Lung scintigraphy to assess pulmonary blood flow and ventilation<\/li>\n<li>Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)<\/li>\n<li>Conventional X-ray diagnostics<\/li>\n<li>Digital fluoroscopy unit<\/li>\n<li>Mammography and breast interventions<\/li>\n<li>Angiography and interventions (DSA)<\/li>\n<li>PET-CT scan (positron emission tomography)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-1gkt5i-33f79e173a5b66079a29514ad398bf33'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-5' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-5' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-5' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Sonography (Ultrasound Examination)\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Sonography (Ultrasound Examination)\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Sonography (Ultrasound Examination)\">Sonography (Ultrasound Examination)<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-5' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-5' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Sonography of the thoracic wall or lung sections near the wall<\/li>\n<li>Sonography of peripheral vessels<\/li>\n<li>Endobronchial ultrasound<\/li>\n<li>Echocardiography (ultrasound of the heart)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-16g4am-e67981495aa5e1ff30b5e868b4eea6a7'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-6' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-6' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-6' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Sleep and Ventilation Medicine\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Sleep and Ventilation Medicine\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Sleep and Ventilation Medicine\">Sleep and Ventilation Medicine<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-6' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-6' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Screening for sleep-related breathing disorders (outpatient)<\/li>\n<li>Polysomnography (4 slots)<\/li>\n<li>Pulse oximetry<\/li>\n<li>Capnography<\/li>\n<li>Adjustment to non-invasive ventilation (nCPAP, BiPAP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-12o9v2-f167e538d748ea2e642d7f85c01bc9af'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-7' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-7' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-7' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Bronchoscopy\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Bronchoscopy\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Bronchoscopy\">Bronchoscopy<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-7' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-7' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Flexible video bronchoscopy (with fluoroscopy if necessary)<\/li>\n<li>Rigid bronchoscopy under anesthesia<\/li>\n<li>Endosonography (EBUS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-utium-70e4170c18b93cc52f6dfebb7f4e6312'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-8' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-8' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-8' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Pleural Punctures and Biopsies\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Pleural Punctures and Biopsies\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Pleural Punctures and Biopsies\">Pleural Punctures and Biopsies<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-8' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-8' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Examination of pleural effusion fluid<\/li>\n<li>Biopsy using a RAMEL needle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-tl432-5afbe842b91e03109d9c38f541fb995a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-9' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-9' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-9' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Chest Drainage\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Chest Drainage\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Chest Drainage\">Chest Drainage<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-9' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-9' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Insertion in the context of pleural effusions and the treatment of pneumothorax that cannot be aspirated immediately<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-n6lh2-e3c095e07142d7f4f8dac2b040e71c4a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-10' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-10' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-10' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Allergology\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Allergology\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Allergology\">Allergology<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-10' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-10' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Cutaneous prick testing<\/li>\n<li>Determination of IgE and specific IgEs for various allergens<\/li>\n<li>Determination of Aspergillus-specific antigens (Asp 1-6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-5lc6-02d01d1a1924ef577067ecc7b4064fb0'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-11' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-11' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-11' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Interventional Techniques\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Interventional Techniques\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Interventional Techniques\">Interventional Techniques<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-11' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-11' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Argon laser therapy<\/li>\n<li>Cryotherapy<\/li>\n<li>Stent implantation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-94sda-15744bab4753f6b3e42b84e8c3db95ae'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-12' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-12' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-12' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Infectiology\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Infectiology\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Infectiology\">Infectiology<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-12' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-12' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Sputum examination<\/li>\n<li>Examination of secretions obtained via bronchoscopy (bronchial secretion, PSB, BALF)<\/li>\n<li>Antigen determinations<\/li>\n<li>Blood cultures<\/li>\n<li>Serology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":5781,"menu_order":135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4381","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4381"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4384,"href":"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4381\/revisions\/4384"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}