Pulmonary Function Test/ Spirometry(पल्मोनरी फंक्शन टेस्ट / स्पाइरोमेट्री)
Pulmonary feature trying out is a whole evaluation of the breathing machine together with patient history, physical examinations, and tests of the pulmonary feature. The number one reason for pulmonary feature testing is to perceive the severity of pulmonary impairment. Spirometry is standard test doctors use to measure how well your lungs are functioning. The test works by measuring airflow into and out of your lungs.
Why might I need pulmonary function tests?
There are many different reasons why pulmonary function tests (PFTs) may be done. They are sometimes done in healthy people as part of a routine physical. They are also routinely done in certain types of work environments to ensure employee health (such as graphite factories and coal mines). Or you may have PFTs if your healthcare provider needs help to diagnose you with a health problem such as:
● Allergies
● Respiratory infections
● Trouble breathing from injury to the chest or a recent surgery
● Chronic lung conditions, such as asthma, bronchiectasis, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis
● Asbestosis, a lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos fibers
● Restrictive airway problems from scoliosis, tumors, or inflammation or scarring of the lungs
● Sarcoidosis, a disease that causes lumps of inflammatory cells around organs, such as the liver, lungs, and spleen
● Scleroderma, a disease that causes thickening and hardening of connective tissue.
PFTs may be used to check lung function before surgery or other procedures in patients who have lung or heart problems, who are smokers, or who have other health conditions. Another use of PFTs is to assess treatment for asthma, emphysema, and other chronic lung problems. Your healthcare provider may also have other reasons to advise PFTs.
● Allergies
● Respiratory infections
● Trouble breathing from injury to the chest or a recent surgery
● Chronic lung conditions, such as asthma, bronchiectasis, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis
● Asbestosis, a lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos fibers
● Restrictive airway problems from scoliosis, tumors, or inflammation or scarring of the lungs
● Sarcoidosis, a disease that causes lumps of inflammatory cells around organs, such as the liver, lungs, and spleen
● Scleroderma, a disease that causes thickening and hardening of connective tissue.
PFTs may be used to check lung function before surgery or other procedures in patients who have lung or heart problems, who are smokers, or who have other health conditions. Another use of PFTs is to assess treatment for asthma, emphysema, and other chronic lung problems. Your healthcare provider may also have other reasons to advise PFTs.