How to Prepare for your Appointment
To prepare for your pulmonary function test, follow these instructions:
Please arrive 15 minutes early to complete the required pre-examination questionnaire. Please bring support person if translation is required. The complete pulmonary function test takes approximately 45 minutes.
WHAT TO BRING:
Alberta Health Care Card
Picture ID (driver’s license or passport)
List of current medications
All your puffers/inhalers
Please wear footwear that can easily be removed/put on as height without shoes is required for testing.
WHAT TO AVOID:
To get the most accurate results from your breathing tests please avoid the following activities:
Smoking, vaping or water pipe use within 4 hours before testing.
Consuming intoxicating substances eg. alcohol, drugs within 8 hours before testing.
Performing vigorous exercise within 1 hour before testing.
Wearing clothing that substantially restricts full chest and abdominal expansion.
Do not use your respiratory medications (inhalers) 24 hours prior to testing.
Covid-19 Information
We are regularly updating our protocols related to COVID-19 and are taking all recommended precautions. Learn how these changes affect your visit to our clinic.
When checking in, we may be conducting the typical Covid-19 screening questions.
Patients are required to wear a mask or face-covering.
Patients and support persons must hand sanitize upon arrival.
All support persons are required to wear a mask if accompanying a patient in the exam room.
Support persons that decline to wear a mask will be required to wait outside the clinic.