Pulmonary Function Test Prep

• Arrive 30 minutes prior to your test to allow time for registration
• Allow at least 45 minutes to one hour for testing

• Refrain from smoking at least 6 hours before your appointment
• Avoid eating a heavy meal at least 1-2 hours before your test
• Wear loose-fitting clothing to avoid breathing restrictions
• Do not take medications that affect lung function 
• Stop these inhaled medications 24 hours before testing
  • Advair (Serevent and Flovent)
  • Severent (Salmeterol)
  • Dulera (Azmanex and Foradil)
  • Symbicort (Pulmicort and Foradil)
  • Foradil (Formoterol)
  • Brovana (Arfomoterol)
  • Spiriva (Tiotropium)
• Stop these inhaled medications 6 hours before your appointment:
  • Atrovent (Ipratropium Bromide)
  • Combivent (Albuterol)
  • Duoneb (Albuterol and Ipatropium)
• Stop these inhaled medications at least 4 hours before your appointment:
  • Proventil HFA
  • Ventolin HFA
  • Maxair (Pirbuterol)
  • Proair (any form of Albuterol or albuterol sulfate)
  • Alupent
  • Xopenex (Levalbuterol)