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PFT's
- Thread starter Breezy
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Thanx for the replies guys! Good to hear the full blown PFT's aren't done that often, coz i'm not gonna lie, they're a huge pain in the ass and it's exhausting having to do it. I feel weird asking about it b/c getting the full she-bang done is my biggest enemy. I remember getting them done as a kid i would cry b/c i hated them so much
Thanx for the replies guys! Good to hear the full blown PFT's aren't done that often, coz i'm not gonna lie, they're a huge pain in the ass and it's exhausting having to do it. I feel weird asking about it b/c getting the full she-bang done is my biggest enemy. I remember getting them done as a kid i would cry b/c i hated them so much
Thanx for the replies guys! Good to hear the full blown PFT's aren't done that often, coz i'm not gonna lie, they're a huge pain in the ass and it's exhausting having to do it. I feel weird asking about it b/c getting the full she-bang done is my biggest enemy. I remember getting them done as a kid i would cry b/c i hated them so much
My CFC has a goal of 1X a year with the full work-up and every 3 months for just a spirometry.
One time I was questioning how you tell your lung volume on this board, because I thought that the spirometry doesn't measure your actual volume, but rather measures the amount of restriction or obstruction. Not that it matters, because if you're obstructed, you can't use all of your volume anyway, but that's another thread....
Anyway, "someone" here sent me a PM along with the following link that was very helpful for me. It explains the "box" test and what it measures.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethysmography
">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethysmography
</a>
One time I was questioning how you tell your lung volume on this board, because I thought that the spirometry doesn't measure your actual volume, but rather measures the amount of restriction or obstruction. Not that it matters, because if you're obstructed, you can't use all of your volume anyway, but that's another thread....
Anyway, "someone" here sent me a PM along with the following link that was very helpful for me. It explains the "box" test and what it measures.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethysmography
">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethysmography
</a>
My CFC has a goal of 1X a year with the full work-up and every 3 months for just a spirometry.
One time I was questioning how you tell your lung volume on this board, because I thought that the spirometry doesn't measure your actual volume, but rather measures the amount of restriction or obstruction. Not that it matters, because if you're obstructed, you can't use all of your volume anyway, but that's another thread....
Anyway, "someone" here sent me a PM along with the following link that was very helpful for me. It explains the "box" test and what it measures.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethysmography
">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethysmography
</a>
One time I was questioning how you tell your lung volume on this board, because I thought that the spirometry doesn't measure your actual volume, but rather measures the amount of restriction or obstruction. Not that it matters, because if you're obstructed, you can't use all of your volume anyway, but that's another thread....
Anyway, "someone" here sent me a PM along with the following link that was very helpful for me. It explains the "box" test and what it measures.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethysmography
">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethysmography
</a>
My CFC has a goal of 1X a year with the full work-up and every 3 months for just a spirometry.
One time I was questioning how you tell your lung volume on this board, because I thought that the spirometry doesn't measure your actual volume, but rather measures the amount of restriction or obstruction. Not that it matters, because if you're obstructed, you can't use all of your volume anyway, but that's another thread....
Anyway, "someone" here sent me a PM along with the following link that was very helpful for me. It explains the "box" test and what it measures.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethysmography
">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethysmography
</a>
One time I was questioning how you tell your lung volume on this board, because I thought that the spirometry doesn't measure your actual volume, but rather measures the amount of restriction or obstruction. Not that it matters, because if you're obstructed, you can't use all of your volume anyway, but that's another thread....
Anyway, "someone" here sent me a PM along with the following link that was very helpful for me. It explains the "box" test and what it measures.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethysmography
">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethysmography
</a>
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MCGrad2006
Guest
I dont remember the last time I had the box...I only remember it like once and that was back in the day, like when I was 10 maybe. I get the other PFT's every three months....except that I am in this study, I get them everfy month.
M
MCGrad2006
Guest
I dont remember the last time I had the box...I only remember it like once and that was back in the day, like when I was 10 maybe. I get the other PFT's every three months....except that I am in this study, I get them everfy month.
M
MCGrad2006
Guest
I dont remember the last time I had the box...I only remember it like once and that was back in the day, like when I was 10 maybe. I get the other PFT's every three months....except that I am in this study, I get them everfy month.
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tammykrumrey
Guest
My girls get basic PFT's done every 3 months, or more if sick. The 'Box' is tried at each appt, but my girls do not do well with it. They completely freak out and we get no numbers at all<img src=""> I feel bad that I can't get them to do it. I wish I could sit in the box with them, but since I can't, it is really hard to force them to do it. I understand that there is a short amount of time in which they feel like they cannot get any air, and since they have both experienced it, it is hard to get them back in.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
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tammykrumrey
Guest
My girls get basic PFT's done every 3 months, or more if sick. The 'Box' is tried at each appt, but my girls do not do well with it. They completely freak out and we get no numbers at all<img src=""> I feel bad that I can't get them to do it. I wish I could sit in the box with them, but since I can't, it is really hard to force them to do it. I understand that there is a short amount of time in which they feel like they cannot get any air, and since they have both experienced it, it is hard to get them back in.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
T
tammykrumrey
Guest
My girls get basic PFT's done every 3 months, or more if sick. The 'Box' is tried at each appt, but my girls do not do well with it. They completely freak out and we get no numbers at all<img src=""> I feel bad that I can't get them to do it. I wish I could sit in the box with them, but since I can't, it is really hard to force them to do it. I understand that there is a short amount of time in which they feel like they cannot get any air, and since they have both experienced it, it is hard to get them back in.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?