Pulmonary Function Testing

When you can’t breathe easily, ChristianaCare’s Pulmonary Function Laboratory helps your doctor figure out why and how we can help. Your doctor can order our lab to perform a variety of tests to evaluate your respiratory system.

Services available at this location include:

• Complete Pulmonary Function Test (spirometry, lung volumes, and diffusion capacity)
• Respiratory Muscle Strength Testing (maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressure measurements)
• Six-Minute Walk Test
• Oxygen Determination Test
• Arterial Blood Gas Analysis

Helpful Links
Learn more about lung health.

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• American Lung Association
• National Lung Health Education Program
• American Association for Respiratory Care