By providing evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care all on-site, we are uniquely able to provide a comprehensive treatment package to all our patients.

We are committed to meeting the needs of each patient with thorough evaluations and a dedication to excellence.

Our experienced team of physicians will help solve your sleep disorders.

Treatments
& Procedures

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Specializing in Adult Pulmonary & Sleep

Insomnia

Interstitial
Lung
Disease

Pulmonary Hypertension

Sleep
Apnea

Neuromuscular
Disorder

Pulmonary
Vascular
Diseases

Lung Fibrosis

Tuberculosis

Occupational
Lung Disease

Asthma

Emphysema

COPD / Emphysema

Special Procedures

How to Prepare for your Test

You will get specific instructions if you need to stop using bronchodilators or inhaler medications.

Your cooperation while performing the test is crucial in order to get accurate results. A poor seal around the mouthpiece of the spirometer can give poor test results that can’t be interpreted. Please follow ALL instructions given to you by your doctor.

Lung function tests measure:

  • How much air you can blow out of your lungs and how fast you can do it.
  • How well your lungs deliver oxygen to your blood.
  • How strong your breathing muscles are.

Lung function tests are painless and rarely cause side effects. If you take breathing medicines, your doctor may ask you to stop them for a short time before spirometry, a lung volume measurement, or a lung diffusion capacity test.

The breathing tests most often used are:

  • Spirometry (spi-ROM–eh-tre): This test measures how much air you can breathe in and out. It also measures how fast you can blow air out.
  • Lung Volume Measurement: This test, in addition to spirometry, measures how much air you have left in your lungs after you breathe out completely.
  • Lung Diffusing Capacity: This test measures how well oxygen passes from your lungs into your bloodstream.

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Pulmonary Function Testing

Pulmonary Function Testing is performed in order to detect the presence or absence of lung disease, such as asthma, bronchitis and emphysema; determine the cause of shortness of breath; and measure effects of occupational and environmental exposure.
It can also be performed to assess the effect of medication, measure progress in disease treatment, evaluate pre and post surgery and evaluate disability or impairment.

At The Respire Institute, we offer a full range of highly technical, state of the art advanced procedures and evaluations to help you sleeping and breathing at your best. Our physicians are certified and experienced in performing:

ION (TM) Navigational Bronchoscopy for minimally invasive diagnostic sampling of lung nodules

Ultrasound guided thoracentesis for the diagnosis and treatment of pleural fluid

Management of all types of CPAP, BiPAP, AVAPS, and Home Ventilation or other non-invasive ventilators

Full service sleep evaluations, including in lab and home sleep testing, narcolepsy evaluations, insomnia care.

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy for evaluating and treating the airways, including the performance of bronchial lavage, biopsies, brushings and washings.

Right Heart Catheterization for the evaluation and treatment of pulmonary hypertension

Zephyr (TM) Endobronchial Valve treatment for severe Emphysema 

Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) bronchoscopy for pinpoint precision biopsies and lymph node sampling for cancer.

Evaluation and management of home oxygen therapy of all types

Full pulmonary function testing to evaluate how well the lungs are performing

Inspire Device Evaluation Programing and management for sleep apnea.