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ON-SITE PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING
The Pulmonary Group of Central Florida is one of only two practices in Lake County that offers “the gold standard” of pulmonary function testing that is more comfortable for the patients and generates more reliable results so Dr. Diaz can identify your condition and determine treatment.
The new machine is the most accurate way to measure lung volume. During the test, patients breath through a mouthpiece while wearing nose clips.
In addition to measuring how quickly you can move air out of your lungs, the machine measures how well gases, such as oxygen, are being absorbed into your blood from your lungs.
OUR PATIENTS
Our patients are important to us. We view them as more than customers in our business but as people whose health and well being we care about. Dr. Diaz is committed to your care and you will see him at every office visit.
Our experienced team of nurses and office staff will assist you at every office visit and will explain your diagnosis and treatment options so you can easily understand and feel comfortable about your care.
Any test or procedure you are asked to undergo will be fully explained to you beforehand, and any questions you have regarding that test or procedure will be answered to your satisfaction before we begin. We will provide written information to you and/or your family about the procedure, what to expect, and what you need to do to prepare for the procedure.
Pulmonary Group Of Central Florida Services
We offer expert diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of lung and breathing disorders, including:
Asthma is an inflammatory condition of the lungs that makes it difficult to breathe. Asthma is chronic, meaning that inflammation is always present, even when there are no noticeable symptoms. When provoked by a trigger, the inflammation worsens and the insides of the airways produce extra mucus, swell even more, and the muscles that wrap around the airways may tighten. These changes produce airway obstruction, chest tightness, coughing and wheezing that can lead to asthma attacks. If severe, the symptoms can cause severe shortness of breath and low levels of oxygen in the blood.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a term referring to two lung diseases, chronic bronchitis and emphysema, that are characterized by obstruction to airflow that interferes with normal breathing. Both of these conditions frequently co-exist, hence physicians prefer the term COPD. It does not include other obstructive diseases such as asthma.
Sleep-disordered breathing is a group of disorders characterized by breathing difficulties while sleeping. Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common type and is defined as repeated narrowing of the throat, either partially or totally blocking the airways during sleep.
This blocking of the airways can cause a person to stop breathing or have problems with breathing for 10 to 20 seconds or longer many times at night. It is not always evident to the patient or to others.
Pneumonia is a serious infection and/or inflammation of your lungs. The air sacs in the lungs fill with pus and other liquid. Oxygen has trouble reaching your blood. If there is too little oxygen in your blood, your body cells can’t work properly. Because of this and spreading infection through the body pneumonia can cause death.
Sarcoidosis is a disease that causes small areas of inflammation of the body’s tissues. This swelling produces small lumps called granulomas that can be either inside the body or on the outside as sores on the face or shins. Scar tissue forms while the lumps are expanding into groups.
Sarcoidosis can attack any organ and always affects more than one of the body’s systems. Pulmonary sarcoidosis can cause loss of lung volume, which is the amount of air the lungs can hold, and it can cause abnormal lung stiffness.
Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both of the lung. These abnormal cells form and make it difficult for the lung to work properly.
Smoking is a main cause of lung cancer, contributing to the majority of lung cancer deaths in men and women
A sleep study is a test that measures your sleep quality and detects sleep disorders by recording your brain, heart, breathing, and oxygen levels. Schedule an appointment to understand more about sleep studies at our offices.
PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING
Pulmonary function tests or lung function tests are used to detect lung diseases or to monitor the progression of a particular disease, such as COPD. The tests determine how much air your lungs can hold and how quickly you can move air in and out of your lungs, and how well your lungs put oxygen into and remove carbon dioxide from your blood. The tests are also used to see how well treatment for a lung disease is working.
If you are having trouble breathing, the pulmonary function test can help the pulmonologist diagnose your condition and identify treatment to ease your breathing.
In the Spring 2009, Pulmonary Group of Central Florida was the first practice in the area to acquire a new, state-of-the-art Pulmonary Function Testing machine that offers greater convenience and accuracy.
The equipment provides more reliable results, quicker and the data is easier for the doctor and staff to review. The PFT machine allows the doctor to collect better quality data with less effort and more comfort for the patient.