# The National Institute of Diseases of The Chest and Hospital is recently enriched with a modern Respiratory lab. Here We have the world class equipments for performing Complete Pulmonary Function tests and Sleep study.
# In addition to spirometry, The body Plethysmography (Body box) measures static lung volumes which helps confirming the restrictive ventilatory defect and air trapping or hyperinflation.
# And DLCO (Diffusing capacity of lung for carbon monoxide) helps in early detection and monitoring of ILD.
# In the Sleep Lab, overnight polysomnography has been going on for diagnosing and treating upper airway obstruction (Obstructive sleep apnea).
Facilities in Respiratory And Seep lab:
01. SPIROMETRY
02. BODY BOX / PLETHYSMOGRAPH
03. CPET (CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST)
04. POLYSOMNOGRAPHY EQIPMENT
05. TOBACCO CESSATION CENTRE
Components of Complete Pulmonary Function Testing
01. Spirometry with or without bronchodilator response
02. Lung volumes
03. Lung Diffusion (DLCO)
04. Provocative tests: (a)Methacholine (b)Exercise challenge
05. Cardiopulmonary stress testing
THE FOLLOWING COMPREHENSIVE RESPIRATORY FUNGTION TESTS CAN BE DONE IN THE RESPIRATORY LAB OF NIDCH (Contd.):
01. Plethysmography Testing: (a)Thoracic gas volume ( TGV ), (b)Residual Volume (RV), (c)Total Lung Capacity (TLC), (d)Air way resistance ( Raw ), (e)Airway conductance (Gaw).
02. Lung Diffusion ( DLCO ) Testing
03. Bronchial provocation
04. Maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP/MEP ) Testing
05. Single breath nitrogen (SBN2 )
06. MVV
07. FVC
08. SVC
CPET (CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST) :
01. Evaluation of Exercise intolerance
02. Unexplained Dyspnoea
03. Evaluation of pt with Cardiovascular disease
04. Evaluation of pt with Respiratory disease
05. Pre-operative evaluation
06. Exercise prescription for pulmonary rehabilitation
07. Evaluation of Impairment / Disability
08. POLYSOMNOGRAPHY EQIPMENT: (a)Study of sleep, (b)Diagnostic, (c)Therapeutic,
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