Our on-site PFT lab allows timely diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary disorders. By providing evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care all on-site, we are uniquely able to provide a comprehensive treatment package to all our patients.
We are committed to meeting the needs of each patient with thorough evaluations and a dedication to excellence.
Our experienced team of physicians will help solve your sleep disorders.
Treatments
& Procedures
Specializing in Adult Pulmonary & Sleep
Insomnia
Interstitial
Lung
Disease
Pulmonary Hypertension
Sleep
Apnea
Neuromuscular
Disorder
Pulmonary
Vascular
Diseases
Lung Fibrosis
Tuberculosis
Occupational
Lung Disease
Asthma
Emphysema
COPD / Emphysema
Special Procedures
How to Prepare for your Test
Lung function tests measure:
- How much air you can blow out of your lungs and how fast you can do it.
- How well your lungs deliver oxygen to your blood.
- How strong your breathing muscles are.
The breathing tests most often used are:
- Spirometry (spi-ROM–eh-tre): This test measures how much air you can breathe in and out. It also measures how fast you can blow air out.
- Lung Volume Measurement: This test, in addition to spirometry, measures how much air you have left in your lungs after you breathe out completely.
- Lung Diffusing Capacity: This test measures how well oxygen passes from your lungs into your bloodstream.
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Pulmonary Function Testing
Pulmonary Function Testing is performed in order to detect the presence or absence of lung disease, such as asthma, bronchitis and emphysema; determine the cause of shortness of breath; and measure effects of occupational and environmental exposure.
It can also be performed to assess the effect of medication, measure progress in disease treatment, evaluate pre and post surgery and evaluate disability or impairment.
At The Respire Institute, we offer a full range of highly technical, state of the art advanced procedures and evaluations to help you sleeping and breathing at your best. Our physicians are certified and experienced in performing:
ION (TM) Navigational Bronchoscopy for minimally invasive diagnostic sampling of lung nodules
Ultrasound guided thoracentesis for the diagnosis and treatment of pleural fluid
Management of all types of CPAP, BiPAP, AVAPS, and Home Ventilation or other non-invasive ventilators
Full service sleep evaluations, including in lab and home sleep testing, narcolepsy evaluations, insomnia care.
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy for evaluating and treating the airways, including the performance of bronchial lavage, biopsies, brushings and washings.
Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) bronchoscopy for pinpoint precision biopsies and lymph node sampling for cancer.
Right Heart Catheterization for the evaluation and treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Zephyr (TM) Endobronchial Valve treatment for severe Emphysema
Inspire Device Evaluation Programing and management for sleep apnea.
Evaluation and management of home oxygen therapy of all types
Full pulmonary function testing to evaluate how well the lungs are performing
