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Bronchiolitis obliterans in children
Legionnaires’ disease
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
… blocking the airways and preventing the lungs from getting oxygen to the rest of the body. Sometimes, LAM cells also … pulmonary rehabilitation. You may also be assessed for oxygen therapy if your blood oxygen levels are low. A lung …
Cryptogenic organising pneumonia (COP)
Eosinophilic lung conditions
Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM)
… PPB. Once your baby is born, if doctors find a CPAM with a pneumothorax (collapsed lung), doctors will consider this …
Bronchial challenge tests
… caused by sensitive airways. It may be used if you’ve had spirometry and FeNO tests but doctors still aren’t sure if … will be asked to do some simple breathing tests, including spirometry . This is to check what your lung function is like …
Imaging scans
Tests to get samples from your lungs
… for 24 hours before going back to work. Lung biopsy and pneumothorax Occasionally the biopsy causes a small amount of … to collapse away from the chest wall. This is called a pneumothorax and may need to be treated by putting a small …
How is COPD diagnosed?
… page: What will the doctor ask me? What tests will I have? Spirometry Chest X-ray and blood test BMI calculation Other … about childhood chest problems. What tests will I have? Spirometry To get an accurate diagnosis of COPD, you should have a simple test called spirometry . This involves blowing hard and fast into a …
Emphysema
Guidance for high-risk groups
What practical things should I think about?
… Page last reviewed: 1 March 2021 Next review due: 1 March 2024 … We explain the practical things you might want to …