Facilities

Apart from basic tests of hematology, biochemistry and radiology Asthma Bhawan is equipped with following specialized testing facilities:

Spirometry

Test to measure obstruction in airways. Useful in Asthma, smoker’s lung disease COPD and ILD.

Diffusion Testing

It measure diffusion of gases across alveolo-capillary membrane. Useful in assessment of ILD.

Body Plethysmogram

It measure airway resistance. Sensitive measure of severity of asthma.

Sleep Testing

Many people snore loudly and there is cessation of respiration for few seconds called apnea. Apnea episodes can lead to reduced oxygen in the body to cause a disease known as obstructive sleep apnea. It is usually a disease in obese patients. Symptoms include irritability, forgetfulness, morning headache and day time sleepiness. Untreated disease lead to occurrence of hypertension, stroke, heart attack and sudden death. Polysomnogram or sleep test records breathing, heart rate, oxygen saturation, EEG and leg movement during sleep to diagnose OSA. People with above symptoms should get themselves tested.

Bronchoscopy

It is endoscopy of airways. It is useful in diagnosis of lung cancer or foreign body lungs.

Pleurocentesis

When fluid is filled in the pleura it should be aspirated. Chemical analysis reveal causal factor of the disease. TB is most common cause of the disease.

Histamine Challenge Test

When patient of asthma is normal or in remission then histamine challenge test make diagnosis of asthma. Increasing dose of histamine is administered by nebulizer which causes contraction of airways in patients of asthma while in normal person airways does not contract.

Pleural Biopsy

Fe NO Test

Intercostal Intubation