⦁Spirometry is a common office test used to assess how well your lungs work by measuring how much air you inhale, how much you exhale, and how quickly you exhale.
⦁Spirometry is used to diagnose asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other conditions that affect breathing.
⦁The test works by measuring airflow into and out of your lungs.
⦁To take a spirometry test, you sit and breathe into a small machine called a spirometer.
⦁This medical device records the amount of air you breathe in and out and the speed of your breath.
⦁Spirometry is a painless test that can often be done in your doctor's office or in a nearby clinic.
⦁The entire test usually takes less than 10 minutes, although sometimes it is repeated after taking a puffer medication. You will be asked to breathe through a mouthpiece while wearing a nose clip.
