Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT)
Care Before the Procedure
- Avoid smoking or heavy meals a few hours before the test.
- Bring all current medications and discuss with your doctor if inhalers should be used.
- Avoid vigorous exercise just before the test.
- Wear loose, comfortable clothing for easy breathing.
Care During the Procedure
- Tests are performed using spirometry, body plethysmography, or gas diffusion methods.
- You may be asked to breathe in and out through a mouthpiece repeatedly.
- Nose clips may be used to ensure proper airflow measurement.
- The procedure is non-invasive and usually lasts 10–15 minutes.
Care After the Procedure
- Resume normal activities immediately.
- Follow-up results will be discussed by your doctor.
- Continue prescribed medications or inhalers as advised.
- Report any dizziness or discomfort experienced during the test to the technician.
- Avoid smoking or heavy meals a few hours before the test.
- Bring all current medications and discuss with your doctor if inhalers should be used.
- Avoid vigorous exercise just before the test.
- Wear loose, comfortable clothing for easy breathing.
Featured Specialities
Our Speciality Services
Pulmonology (Respiratory Medicine)
Our Respiratory Medicine department delivers specialist care for the full spectrum of lung and sleep disorders, from asthma and COPD to interstitial lung disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory failure. An interventional pulmonologist, sleep specialist, respiratory therapist and critical care expert make up our multidisciplinary team, which provides personalised diagnosis, bronchoscopic and image-guided interventions, comprehensive rehabilitation, and post-COVID support. The clinic offers in-depth functional testing (PFT, DLCO, body plethysmography, FeNO, CPET), level-1 and level-3 sleep studies, and therapeutic services such as EBUS, cryobiopsy, pleuroscopy, and bronchial artery embolisation.
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