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FeNO is a test that can help determine how much inflammation (irritation or swelling) you have in your lungs or airway (the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs). 

In patients with allergic or eosinophilic asthma, it also helps us know how well inhaled steroids are suppressing this inflammation and also if the patient has been taking the medications adequately or has skipped them.

For Children who a re below the age of 5 years, we use a different technique as they are not capable of blowing out forcefully into a spirometer. 

Forced Oscillation Technique is a newer Lung Function Testing Method which does not require children to blow out forcefully and can performed at tidal breathing that is in normal breathing. The test makes it very comfortable for young children and also those who have had recent chest surgeries or undergone certain chest procedures.

A Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT)/ Lung Function Tests (LFT) are a set of diagnostic tests used to evaluate your child’s lung function or to measure any changse in lung health. It is often used to diagnose and monitor chronic pulmonary conditions like Asthma. Spirometry is one of the most common type of pulmonary function test and is performed by blowing into a plastic tube. The test measures how much air your child can exhale in a single breath and how fast the air comes out. It is especially helpful for determining whether there are any obstructions in the airways that cause difficulty in breathing.   

This is most common test done in the clinic setting and is used in children more than 6 years to assess how well your lungs functions by measuring how much air you inhale, how much you exhale and how quickly you can exhale.

Spirometry is used to diagnose asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other conditions that affect breathing. Spirometry may also be used periodically to monitor your lung condition and check whether a treatment for a chronic lung condition is helping you breathe better.

 Polysomnography, also called a sleep study, is a test used to diagnose sleep disorders. Polysomnography records your brain waves, the oxygen level in your blood, heart rate and breathing, as well as eye and leg movements during the study. 

Polysomnography is usually done at a sleep disorders unit within a hospital or at a sleep center. The test records your nighttime sleep pattern.

Skin Prick Test is an allergy test used to identify the various allergns responsible for triggering allergic symptoms in your child. It is the gold standard trst to identify if your child is sensitized to a particular allergen. It is used to identify which food/ environmental trigger (allergen) your child may be allergic to.
An allergen is substance that causes an allergic reaction. It can help us to diagnose and monitor your child’s allergies.