Respiratory System Diagnostic Tests

Tests for oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood

• auscultation

• ABG

• chest x-ray

• oximetry

Listening for sounds in the body

• oximetry

• auscultation

• bronchoscopy

• ABG

Visual examination inside the bronchi using a scope

• ABG

• oximetry

• bronchoscopy

• chest x-ray

Radiographic image of the lungs and heart

• chest -x ray

• oximetry

• bronchoscopy

• ausculatation

Noninvasive measure of blood oxygen levels

• ABG

• bronchoscopy

• chest x-ray

• oximetry

Monitoring a patient during sleep to diagnose sleep apnea and other disorders

• polysomnography

• pulmonary angiography

• pulmonary function tests

• spirometry

X-Ray visualization of arteries and veins using a contrast agent

• polysomnography

• pulmonary angiography

• pulmonary function tests

• spirometry

Tests that measure airflow into and out of the lungs

• pulmonary function tests

• sputum culture and sensitivity

• sweat test

• oximetry

Measurement of air capacity

• sweat test

• oximetry

• spirometry

• TB test

Test where secretions from the lungs are placed in a growth medium and observed for bacteria and then tested for antibiotic effectiveness

• spirometry

• oximetry

• sweat test

• sputum culture and sensitivity