Procedures & Testing
Our Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy leads the nation in common and uncommon clinical arenas. As leaders in the field, our attendings have secured the complete spectrum of diagnostic testing available today. Housed at Miller Children’s Hospital and TPIRC, the availability of cutting edge diagnostics provides the best patient care and research opportunities.
Pulmonary
✔ Spirometry
✔ Exhaled Nitric Oxide
✔ Complete Body Plethysmography
✔ Methacholine Challenge
✔ Exercise Cardiopulmonary Stress Testing
✔ Infant Pulmonary Function Testing
✔ Impulse Oscillometry
✔ High Altitude Simulation Testing
✔ Lung Clearance Index Analysis
Allergy
✔ RAST Testing
✔ Component Resolved Diagnostics
✔ Complex Immunological Laboratory Testing
Our Division has been one of the nation’s leaders in pediatric bronchoscopy. With over 30,000 bronchoscopies performed since our inception in 1979, our attending physicians are uniquely trained to perform this and many other important diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Pulmonary
✔ Laryngoscopy
✔ Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
✔ Bronchial Biopsy
✔ Bronchoalveolar Lavage
✔ Sweat Chloride Analysis
✔ Nasal Potential Difference
Allergy
✔ Skin Prick Testing
✔ Patch Testing
✔ Oral Food Challenge
✔ Inhalation Challenge
✔ Rhinoscopy