Treatments & Technology
The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Asthma Center Home Depot Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) lab houses leading-edge technology to assess pulmonary function, including:
- Spirometry
A spirometer is a simple tool used to test a child's lungs.
- Plethysmography
A plethysmograph gives doctors a thorough picture of a child’s lungs because it can perform more than one test at a time.
- NIOX and bronchial provocation testing
Breathing equipment that helps doctors determine if a child has asthma or if certain allergens trigger a child’s asthma.
Other comprehensive services offered at the Children’s Asthma Center include:
- Allergy testing and immunology evaluation
- Web-based health risk assessment information system
- Specialized physician, pediatric nurse practitioner and respiratory therapist care as well as social work
- Customized care planning
- Communication to primary care physicians for optimal asthma management
- Access to an after-hours, on-call asthma physician
- Inpatient consults
- Education for patient families and school staff
- Coordination with asthma-related wellness initiatives at Children’s