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Pulmonary Related Core

A joint effort between the pulmonary function testing laboratories of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania’s Airway Biology Initiative (ABI) allows for comprehensive pulmonary testing from infancy to adulthood.

Services for pediatric ( > 4 years) and adult subjects:

Thoracic gas volume by plethysmography
Spirometry
Diffusion limitation to carbon monoxide (DLCO)
Methacholine challenge
Maximal inspiratory and expiratory muscle pressure measurements (MIP/MEP)
Airways resistance measurements by plethysmography

Infant / Toddler testing (< 90 cm length):Ferraris IPL infant pulmonary function testing system

Raised volume rapid thoracic compression technique / spirometry
Partial forced flows
Lung volumes by plethysmography or by nitrogen washout
Tidal breathing measurements
Cold air challenge

Other testing for children (> 8 years) and adults:

Forced Oscillation
Exhaled Nitric Oxide
Exhaled breath condensate
Sputum induction and hemocytometry

Contacts:

Pediatric:
Oscar H. Mayer, MD
Phone: 215-590-3749
Email: mayero@email.chop.edu

Adult:
Reynold Panattieri, MD
Phone: 215-573-9860
Email: rap@mail.med.upenn.edu

William Russell, Pulmonary Function Lab Manager
Phone: 215-662-9250
Email: russellw@uphs.upenn.edu

Technical Directors:

Pediatric:
Maureen De Palma, RRT, RPFT
Phone: 215-590-7749
Email: mdepalma@email.chop.edu

Adult:
William Russell, RPFT
Phone: 215-662-9250
Email: russellw@uphs.upenn.edu