These are descriptive videos of preschool and paediatric lung function testing. They have been created by the team in the Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Cape Town. They are intended to be educational for children and families undertaking these measures; and for health care workers training in the optimal collection of these measures. These were videos were filmed and distributed with the consent of all involved, during June and October 2023, and follow current consensus recommendations for lung function testing in children.
There are three videos in the series;
Spirometry testing in children
Oscillometry testing in children
Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) testing in children