PFT LAB

What Are Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs)?

Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are lung tests. They show how well your lungs work. They’re noninvasive, which means that the doctor doesn’t cut you or put any tools inside your body.

Why Are Pulmonary Function Tests Done?

1. 1. Asthma
   2. Allergies
   3. Chronic bronchitis
   4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
   5. Damaged or scarred lung tissue
   6. Disease caused by breathing in asbestos fibers
   7. Sarcoidosis, a collection of inflammatory cells around organs
   8. Lung cancer
   9. Infections
   10. Thickened, stretched, or enlarged airways
   11. Thickening or hardening of your connective tissues (scleroderma)
   12. Weakness of the muscles in the wall of the chest