Iimvavanyo zokuSebenza kwemiphunga (PFTs)

Iimvavanyo zokuSebenza kwemiphunga liqela leemvavanyo ezingangeneleliyo ezibonisa ukuba imiphunga yakho isebenza kakuhle kangakanani na. Cinga ngezi mvavanyo njengokuhlola ngokucokisekileyo inkqubo yakho yokuphefumla. Ngexesha le-PFTs, uya kucelwa ukuba uphefumlele emlonyeni oxhunywe kumatshini obizwa ngokuba yi-spirometer. Iimvavanyo zilinganisa imiba eyahlukahlukeneyo yokuphefumla kwakho, kubandakanywa ukuba ungakanani na umoya onokuwuphefumlela kwaye uwukhuphe, ukuba ungawukhupha ngokukhawuleza kangakanani na umoya ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwemiphunga yakho, kunye nokuba imiphunga yakho iyisa kangakanani na ioksijini egazini lakho.

Olu vavanyo lungenazintlungu ludla ngokuthatha imizuzu engama-45 ukuya kwengama-90 kwaye lunike ulwazi olubalulekileyo malunga nomthamo wemiphunga yakho, ukuhamba komoya, kunye nempilo yonke yokuphefumla. Iziphumo zisinceda ukuba sixilonge iimeko ezifana ne-asthma kunye ne-COPD, sibeke iliso kwiimeko zemiphunga esele zikhona, kwaye sivavanye ukusebenza konyango.