Breathing test

[marilee176]

I went to the doctor yesterday cause my allergies are causing restricted airway problems.
He made me breath into this device and I did not pass.  Does anyone know anything about this.

[caregiver222]

The PA instructed you properly.

[marilee176]

I was having allergies that day so it might of made it harder for me to blow out as hard as I normally could.

The thing that I did not under stand is the PA asked me to blow out as long as I could and everyone I have spoke to that have took this test said that they had to just blow one quick hard breath.  Which way is it supposed to be does enyone know??

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

Your doctor must be referring to spirometry, it is a test where you will be asked to blow into a hand held machine and it records your values. This tests the lung functions. The commonly measured values are FEV1 and FVC, which are forced expiratory volumes. The normal spirometry values are FVC-80-120% and FEV-80-120%.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

[caregiver222]

I meant "death with the problems and symptoms", not "Death with the problems and symptoms". I wish Medhelp had a way to correct posts....sigh.

[caregiver222]

It means that probably, you will be referred to a pulmonary clinic to have further evaluation. The device you breathed into only measured the volume of air expelled. There is no "failing" - only a comparison of what someone of your age and size would normally be able to expel with a single breath. He will undoubtedly provide some medications that will relax the alveoli and permit them to expand and process a normal volume of air. There are many combinations of medications and I am certain he will choose the best. The next step may be to send you to a clinic where they will provide a chemical challenge. That is they will spray something in your mouth that causes constriction and note how much it affects your breathing. In most cases patients are provided with a small aerosol spray cartridge that you place on your mouth, and inhale as you spray, shoots a substance (usually albuterol sulfate) into the lungs that will immediately relax the passageways and permit normal breathing to take place. This should be carried with you at all times. Read up on asthma on the internet and how to death with the problems and symptoms. These conditions are generally caused by an abnormal sensitivity to non-self substances (called antigens) deposited on the surface of the lung. Generally there is a genetic componant, although not always. You will have to monitor the condition closely, because it can suddenly get worse, and (I don't mean to scare you) people actually die if they do not have treatment. That is why is is imperative you always carry your emergency inhaler.