Pulmonary Clinic

Tests We Commonly Perform


To aid in arriving at the correct diagnosis, respiratory specialists at UT Health Northeast perform a number of tests, including:

  • Arterial blood gas
  • Bronchial provocation
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Chest x-ray
  • CT-guided lung biopsies
  • CT scan of the chest
  • DLCO (Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide)
  • Exercise
  • Induced sputum
  • Interventional bronchoscopy
  • Laryngoscopy
  • Lung volume measurements
  • Maximal respiratory pressures
  • Nuclear medicine lung scans
  • Positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scanning
  • Pulmonary function
  • Pulmonary gas exchange study
  • Pulse oximetry
  • Spirometry
  • Ultrasound-guided fluid localizations

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