Southern Maryland Hospital Center’s testing services available through the Pulmonary Function Lab include:

• Complete Pulmonary Function testing
• Spirometry
• MVV

Lung Volumes measured via Body Plethysmography or Nitrogen Washout method

• Diffusion Capacity
• Airway Resistance
• Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
• Methacholine Challenge

Used for patients with suspected asthma who still maintain normal pulmonary function

• Cardiopulmonary Stress Test
• Measurement of oxygen uptake
• Simple Pulmonary Stress Test
• Measurement of flows during exercise
• Indirect Calorimetry
• Basal metabolic rate
• Resting energy expenditure