LUNG PROFILE · PULMONOLOGY
Cough that will not go, or short of breath on the stairs?
The Lung Profile checks your lungs properly in one visit: a breathing test (spirometry), a chest X-ray, and a consultation with our pulmonologist, Dr. Mohammad Sameer Ahmed, who reads both with you.
Mon to Sat, 8 to 10 pm. Sunday closed.
What is included
| Part | Usual charge |
|---|---|
| Spirometry: you blow hard into a tube. It measures how much air your lungs hold and how fast you can blow it out, the test that helps confirm asthma and COPD | ₹700 |
| Chest X-ray, done in our building | ₹350 |
| Consultation with Dr. Sameer, Pulmonologist, who explains both results and plans treatment | ₹500 |
| Lung Profile | ₹1,199 |
Blood tests, a sputum test and scans are not included. If Dr. Sameer needs them he will tell you why, and they are billed separately.
Who should have it
- A cough that has lasted more than 3 weeks, or comes back every winter
- Breathlessness when climbing stairs or walking fast, that is new or getting worse
- Wheezing, or a tight chest at night or early morning
- You smoke, or used to smoke, and are over 40
- Years of cooking on a wood or coal fire (chulha), or work in dust, smoke or fumes
- You use an inhaler but still get attacks, or have never had a breathing test
COPD often goes unnoticed for years, because people put the breathlessness down to age or weight. Spirometry finds it early, when treatment does the most good. That is the message of World COPD Day 2026, on Wednesday 18 November: early diagnosis.
Do not wait for an appointment if
Call 108 or go to a hospital with an emergency department now if you have:
- breathlessness at rest, or you cannot finish a sentence
- blue or grey lips
- chest pain
- coughing up a lot of blood
Caspian Healthcare has no emergency department and no ventilator.
Before you come
- No fasting needed. Avoid a heavy meal for 2 hours before.
- No smoking for at least 1 hour before, and no hard exercise for 1 hour before.
- Bring all your inhalers, your old X-rays and reports, and a list of your medicines.
- Do not stop any inhaler unless a doctor has told you to.
- Tell us first if you have TB or are being tested for it, fever with your cough, or you are coughing up blood. The breathing test may need to wait, and you may need a sputum test first.
- Also tell us first if you are pregnant, or have had a heart attack, a stroke, or an eye, chest or stomach operation recently, a collapsed lung, or very high blood pressure. The X-ray or the breathing test may need to wait.
The full sheet: Before your spirometry.
Your pulmonologist
Dr. Mohammad Sameer Ahmed, Pulmonologist. MBBS (Kakatiya Medical College), MD Pulmonary Medicine (Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad). Telangana Medical Council TGMC/FMR/01466.
Monday to Saturday, 8 to 10 pm. Consults in English, Hindi, Urdu and Telugu.
He also treats TB through the full course, chest infections that need a drip (admitted under him here), and snoring and sleep apnoea, with a home sleep study.
To book, WhatsApp or call reception on +91 89193 41154. They will give you a time for the tests and for Dr. Sameer.
Common questions
What does the Lung Profile include?
Spirometry (the breathing test, usually ₹700), a chest X-ray (usually ₹350) and a consultation with Dr. Mohammad Sameer Ahmed, Pulmonologist (usually ₹500). Together that is ₹1,550. As a Lung Profile it is ₹1,199.
Do I need to be fasting?
No. Avoid a heavy meal for 2 hours before, smoking for at least 1 hour before, and hard exercise for 1 hour before. Bring all your inhalers.
Should I stop my inhalers before the test?
Only if a doctor has told you to. If you become breathless, use your reliever and tell the technician when you took it.
Are blood tests or a CT scan included?
No. If Dr. Sameer needs blood tests, a sputum test or a CT scan, he will tell you, and they are billed separately. There is no CT scanner at Caspian; CT is arranged at Red Hills Diagnostic Centre.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Mohammad Sameer Ahmed, Pulmonologist, TGMC/FMR/01466. Last reviewed 13 November 2026. General information for patients of Caspian Healthcare: your own doctor’s advice comes first.