The Day of Your Pulmonary Function Procedure

This video shows the Pulmonary Function test, which is used to measure how well lungs take in and release air. Using spirometry measurements and measuring how much air is exhaled, the diffusion capacity of oxygen from an individual’s lungs into the bloodstream can be determined. Do not smoke for 4 to 6 hours before the test. Spirometry is a standard lung volume test to diagnosis asthma. It involves a spirometer and breathing tube to measure a person’s lung volume during normal and active breathing. In this video, a detail run-through of a spirometry test is presented. Subscribe to the McMaster Demystifying Medicine YouTube channel:    / demystifyingmedicine   This video is provided for general and educational information only. Please consult your health care provider for Information about your health. This video was created by McMaster students Karun Tandon, Julian Yabut, Tiffany Tian, Eshan Shah, and Kim Nguyen in collaboration with the McMaster Demystifying Medicine Program. Special thanks to 4DM3 students Steven Liang, Beerpal Plaha, Daniel Tae Oh Yoo, Daniel Weiss as well as Meridene Haynes from the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. Copyright McMaster University, 2015. For more information please see: http://www.stjoes.ca/hospital-service...