Asthma Allergy Centre Thrissur Chembukkav, Thrissur, Kerala

The tests determine how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out of your lungs. The tests can diagnose lung diseases, measure the severity of lung problems, and check to see how well treatment for a lung disease is working. Lung function tests are done to: Determine the cause of breathing problems. Diagnose certain lung diseases, such as asthma or chronic obstructive. pulmonary disease (COPD). Evaluate a person’s lung function before surgery. Check the lung function of a person who is regularly exposed to substances. such as asbestos that can damage the lungs. Check the effectiveness of treatment for asthma and other lung diseases. The testing may take from 5 to 30 minutes, depending upon how many tests are done.

An Inhaler or Puff or "Spray medication" is a hand-held portable device which delivers medication directly to your Pulmonary airways. A variety of asthma inhalers are available to help control Pulmonary symptoms in adults and children. There are many different types of inhaler. It is mainly used in the treatment of two Pulmonary Diseases ; asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This section gives information on the various types of inhaler devices, and some general information about inhalers.

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) strongly recommends the use of FeNO measurement to aid in the assessment, management, and long-term monitoring of asthma.5 In their 2011 clinical practice guideline, the ATS emphasizes the importance of using FeNO to Understand possible causes of respiratory symptoms where there is no diagnosis of asthma Ensure appropriate treatment with anti-inflammatory medications, especially corticosteroids Patients with asthma caused by allergic airway inflammation have high levels of FeNO that decrease with corticosteroid treatment. Knowing whether Pulmonary airway inflammation is present can help avoid an empiric trial of steroids