Asthma Treatment in Bethanien Clinic
About the clinic
Asthma diagnostics and treatment are provided at the specialized pulmonology center within Bethanien Clinic in Solingen, Germany. The clinic is an academic teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Cologne. Diagnostic work-ups may cost around €50–1,200, consultations with a professor run €250, and inpatient chemotherapy for severe cases is typically €2,500–3,000 per course.
The clinic’s pulmonology and allergology specialists perform over 5,000 endoscopies annually. Their comprehensive diagnostic approach helps accurately assess and classify asthma severity. This allows for highly individualized therapy planning for each patient.
Available Diagnostic Procedures
The clinic offers a full spectrum of tests to confirm asthma and identify triggers. The Pulmonary Center Initial Package for around €1,200 includes key evaluations. A full diagnostic work-up may involve:
- Medical history consultation and physical exam.
- Laboratory analyses, such as a complete blood count for €50.
- Imaging studies, including chest X-ray (€70) and CT scanning (€700-850).
- Lung function testing with spirometry and body plethysmography.
- Bronchoscopy procedures, which start from €2,000.
- Allergy testing and bronchial provocation tests.
Asthma Treatment Options
Based on diagnostic results, doctors develop a personalized management plan. Treatment focuses on controlling symptoms and preventing attacks.
- Medication therapy uses personalized inhalers and controllers. Hospital stay can be outpatient or 1-7 nights for stabilization.
- Allergen immunotherapy (desensitization) reduces long-term allergic reactions. This is typically an outpatient treatment.
- Emergency asthma management provides rapid relief for acute attacks. It uses bronchodilators and corticosteroids, often requiring a short 1-3 night hospital stay.
- Inpatient chemotherapy is available for severe, difficult-to-control cases. A course typically costs €2,500–3,000 and includes the hospital stay, medication, and monitoring.
Patients receive care in a modern facility with tri-lingual support. The clinic’s academic affiliation ensures adherence to the latest treatment protocols. To explore these diagnostic and treatment options, you can request a detailed consultation.
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Bethanien Clinic: more details about the clinic
Despite the short existence of Bethanien Clinic, it has already gained great experience in curing pulmonologic diseases, including allergic, infectious, sleep and oncologic disorders of the lungs. The Bethanien team has extensively expanded and modernized the Clinic, so that it keeps pace with all modern standards for the doctor’s qualification, technical equipment and accommodation services. Bethanien Clinic also provides scientific researches and funding projects.
Profiling diseases of Bethanien Clinic:
- bronchial asthma;
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
- infectious diseases of the lungs;
- sleep disorders;
- allergology;
- pulmonary oncology.
Diagnostics of pulmonary diseases with state-of-the-art equipment:
Bethanien Clinic maintains three specialized diagnostic departments:
- Endoscopy: is used for medical diagnostics, surgical procedures. About 5,000 examinations per year speak for Bethanien experience; can be done with both local and general anesthesia;
- Lung function test;
- X-ray/CT.
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Lung Cancer Center
Together with the Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO) Köln Bonn, the Uniklinik Köln and the Med 360° Rheinland GmbH, Bethanien Hospital has founded the Lung Cancer Center Uniklinik Köln Solingen, or LuKS. For the early detection of lung cancer Bethanien uses state-of-the-art examination methods that are mentioned below. In weekly tumor conferences, each patient with a diagnosis of lung cancer is discussed intensively and an individual therapy plan is developed jointly.
Lung cancer treatment arrangement:
- Chemotherapy can be done on an outpatient basis or at Bethanien;
- Radiotherapy (radiation) is done with the specialists of Med 360 ° Rheinland GmbH;
- Operation is performed at the site of the University Hospital of Cologne.
How much does the treatment cost in Bethanien Clinic?
Consultation with the professor - €250;
Complete blood count - € 50;
Bronchoscopy - from € 2,000;
Chest X-Ray - € 70;
MRI of one system - € 800-1,000;
CT of the chest and abdomen - € 700-850;
Revision of histological material - € 800-2,000;
1 course of chemotherapy (inpatient) - € 2,500-3,000;
Chemo-port installation - starting from € 1,000.
For additional information about arranging the treatment in Bethanien Hospital please contact Bookimed Doctor-Coordinator.
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Sania Hassan
Sarah Zolda
Su Ho
Diandra Schönhoff
Aufderhöher Str. 169-175, 42699 Solingen, Germany
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