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Tests required to do for checking lung
Hi my age is 26, sometimes iam feeling shortness of breath and I want to check how the lungs are. But not sure what tests I have to go through to check it. Can anyone pls suggest one best and cheapest test to check the lung function
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Get a chest x ray and spirometry test .
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It’s called spirometry
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Pulmonary function test
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Get chest xray and pft
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Consult a pulmonologist before getting any tests
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PFT for lung function but also get a basic chest xray PA view done too
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you can get a pft done
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Spirometry
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Dr. Rajwinder Kaur
Pulmonologist
15 yrs exp
Udaipur
Get spirometry done which is pulmonary function test
And basic chest x ray along with CBC count
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Pl consult.. you May require pft.
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Dr. Harish Bhatia
Pulmonologist
20 yrs exp
Delhi
Record daily reading of pefr
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Dr. Abhash Jain
Pulmonologist
20 yrs exp
Damoh
Pulmonary function test.
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Consulting with pulmonologist
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