Lung diffusion testing
Diffusing capacity; DLCO testLung diffusion testing measures how well the lungs exchange gases. This is an important part of lung testing, because the major function of the lungs is to allow oxygen to "diffuse" or pass into the blood from the lungs, and to allow carbon dioxide to "diffuse" from the blood into the lungs.
The Basics
Tests for Pulmonary function testing
A Closer Look
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Detailed Report)
- Scleroderma (Detailed Report)
- Heart failure (Detailed Report)
- Sickle cell disease (Detailed Report)
- Muscular dystrophy (Alternative Medicine)
- Asthma in adults (Detailed Report)
- Colorectal cancer (Alternative Medicine)
- Pneumonia (Detailed Report)
- Asthma in children and adolescents (Detailed Report)
- Non-small cell lung cancer (Detailed Report)
Self Care
Newborn screening testing
Blood is routinely drawn from newborn infants for testing. Blood is obtained by a heel stick and collected on a special blotter paper. Routine testing usually includes phenylketonuria, thyroid function, hemoglobin S (sickle cell disease), and may test for other disorders. Newborn screening programs vary from state to state. Testing can be tailored to the local population, determining what routine testing should be done.
Newborn screening testing
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Thyroid function test
One way to evaluate the performance of the thyroid is through blood testing. The thyroid function test is a group of common tests used to evaluate how the thyroid is functioning.
Thyroid function test
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Newborn screening testing
Blood is routinely drawn from newborn infants for testing. Blood is obtained by a heel stick and collected on a special blotter paper. Routine testing usually includes phenylketonuria, thyroid function, hemoglobin S (sickle cell disease), and may test for other disorders. Newborn screening programs vary from state to state. Testing can be tailored to the local population, determining what routine testing should be done.
Newborn screening testing
illustration
Thyroid function test
One way to evaluate the performance of the thyroid is through blood testing. The thyroid function test is a group of common tests used to evaluate how the thyroid is functioning.
Thyroid function test
illustration
Lung diffusion testing
Diffusing capacity; DLCO testLung diffusion testing measures how well the lungs exchange gases. This is an important part of lung testing, because the major function of the lungs is to allow oxygen to "diffuse" or pass into the blood from the lungs, and to allow carbon dioxide to "diffuse" from the blood into the lungs.
The Basics
Tests for Pulmonary function testing
A Closer Look
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Detailed Report)
- Scleroderma (Detailed Report)
- Heart failure (Detailed Report)
- Sickle cell disease (Detailed Report)
- Muscular dystrophy (Alternative Medicine)
- Asthma in adults (Detailed Report)
- Colorectal cancer (Alternative Medicine)
- Pneumonia (Detailed Report)
- Asthma in children and adolescents (Detailed Report)
- Non-small cell lung cancer (Detailed Report)
Self Care
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Lung diffusion testing
Diffusing capacity; DLCO testLung diffusion testing measures how well the lungs exchange gases. This is an important part of lung testing, because the major function of the lungs is to allow oxygen to "diffuse" or pass into the blood from the lungs, and to allow carbon dioxide to "diffuse" from the blood into the lungs.
The Basics
Tests for Pulmonary function testing
A Closer Look
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Detailed Report)
- Scleroderma (Detailed Report)
- Heart failure (Detailed Report)
- Sickle cell disease (Detailed Report)
- Muscular dystrophy (Alternative Medicine)
- Asthma in adults (Detailed Report)
- Colorectal cancer (Alternative Medicine)
- Pneumonia (Detailed Report)
- Asthma in children and adolescents (Detailed Report)
- Non-small cell lung cancer (Detailed Report)
Self Care
Review Date: 10/14/2019
Reviewed By: Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, MHS, Paul F. Harron Jr. Associate Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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