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Adult Pulmonary Function Lab at Parnassus - UCSF
Cardiovascular Research Institute

The Adult Pulmonary Function Laboratory currently provides the following services:

Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)

Bronchoscopy
  • Spirometry
  • Diffusing Lung Capacity (DLCO)
  • 6-Minute Walk
  • Lung Volume by Body Plethysmography
  • Maximal Inspiratory and Expiratory Pressures
  • Maximal Voluntary Ventilation
  • Methacholine Provocation Challenge
  • Altitude Simulation
  • Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)
  • Exercise - with Arterial Line with & without Screening Protocol for Induced Asthma
  • Exercise - Bloodless with & without Screening Protocol for Induced Asthma
  • Oxygen Prescription by Ergometer with Oximetry
  • Oxygen Prescription by Walk with Oximetry
  • Pre-Operative Lung Transplant Evaluation Protocol
  • Post-Operative Lung Transplant Evaluation Protocol
  • Interventional Bronchoscopy
  • Interventional Pulmonary Pleuroscopy
  • EBUS (endobronchial ultrasound)
  • Endobronchial Valve Placement
  • Lung Biopsy
  • Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy
  • Ultrasound Guided Pleural Aspiration (Thoracentesis)
  • Chest tube Insertion
  • Airway Stenting
  • Fluoroscopy

 

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