PHTHISIOLOGY SERVICE
The following services are provided in the phthisiatric office:
- Professional advice
- Detection of tuberculosis infection, including persons of pre-conscript and conscription age
- Organization and implementation of treatment of persons suffering from tuberculosis
- Organization and implementation of home visits
- Provision of drugs
- Activities among persons who have been in contact with patients suffering from tuberculosis (contacts): detection of patients, implementation of preventive treatment, organization of dynamic control
- Organization of necessary laboratory-instrumental diagnostic studies, including bacterioscopic examination of sputum, gene expert. Transfer of samples to "National Center of Pulmonology" state non-profit organization (hereinafter referred to as "NCP" SNO) reference laboratory
- Other: organization of additional narrow professional consultation
- Organization of special and hard-to-reach diagnostic examinations for socially disadvantaged and separate (special) groups (electronic referral)
- Referral of patients for the purpose of organizing consultations and treatment to "NCP" SNO of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia
- Provision of a referral (electronic referral) in case of functionality assessment
- Examination of temporary incapacity
- Dispensary continuous control of those who have recovered from tuberculosis
- Organization of rehabilitation treatment
- Promotion of a healthy lifestyle, dedicated to hygiene issues, using modern informational means to raise awareness of the population against tuberculosis.
- Organization of work towards social, medical and psychological rehabilitation of patients