Pulmonary Function Laboratory
Phone: 301-877-4303
 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
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