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Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Pulmonary Function Testing

Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)

Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) may be ordered as part of routine health assessment, screening for those with workplace exposures, diagnostic assessment for those with suspected lung disease, or management of those with chronic lung disease over time.

Routine PFT’s include:

  • Spirometry: Measures the flow of air with forced expiration and may be repeated after a bronchodilator inhaler is given.
  • Lung volumes: Measures the volume of air in the lungs at different levels of inspiration and expiration.
  • Diffusing capacity: Measures the ability of the lungs to transfer gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide.

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Specialized testing includes:

Pulmonary Function Test
  • Methacholine Challenge Test
  • 6 Minute Walk Test
  • Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test
  • Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction Test
  • Oxygen Shunt Studies
  • High Altitude Simulation Test

About our Laboratory

Pulmonary Function Testing Team

The Johns Hopkins Pulmonary Function Laboratories have a tradition of excellence with a history that dates back to the early 1940s. Early leaders in the field of pulmonary physiology from Johns Hopkins described the principles of airflow limitation and developed early techniques to measure oxygen tension in arterial blood. Today, we perform over 30,000 pulmonary function tests each year at several locations for patients from our local community and those that travel from other states and countries.

Our Physicians and Experts

Contact Information and Locations

For providers that do not have access to the Hopkins EPIC system to place orders, please complete a referral form and fax it to 410-502-6759.

Patients should call to schedule their PFT at 410-550-5864.

Levi Watkins, Jr, MD, Outpatient Center

Levi Watkins, Jr, MD, Outpatient Center

601 N. Caroline St, Suite 7012
Baltimore, MD 21205
Directions
Appointments: 410-955-3467

Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM– 4:30 PM

Tests Performed at this Location:

  • Spirometry/Flow-Volume Loops (Upright & Supine)
  • Single Breath Diffusing Capacity, Helium Dilution Lung Volumes, Body Plethysmography
  • Respiratory Muscle Strength, Maximum Voluntary Ventilation
  • Arterial Blood Gas
  • Methacholine Testing
  • 6 Minute Walk Testing
  • Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
  • Exercise Induced Bronchospasm Studies
  • Oxygen Shunt Studies
  • High Altitude Simulation Test

Johns Hopkins Green Spring Station

Johns Hopkins Green Spring Station Pavilion I

10751 Falls Rd
Suite 408
Lutherville, MD 21093
Directions
Appointments: 410-550-5864
Hours of Operation: Monday– Friday, 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Tests Performed at this Location:

  • Spirometry/Flow-Volume Loops
  • Single Breath Diffusing Capacity
  • Body Plethysmography
  • Respiratory Muscle Strength
  • Maximum Voluntary Ventilation

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Asthma and Allergy Building
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle Third Floor, Room 3B.5
Baltimore, MD 21224 
Directions

Appointments: 410-550-5864
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM

Tests Performed at this Location:

  • Spirometry/Flow-Volume Loops
  • Single Breath Diffusing Capacity
  • Helium Dilution Lung Volumes, Body Plethysmography
  • Respiratory Muscle Strength, Maximum Voluntary Ventilation