{"id":17627,"date":"2025-07-08T11:13:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/services\/respiratory-services\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T16:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:29:11","slug":"respiratory-services","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/respiratory-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Servicios respiratorios"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 maincopy blogCore\">\n<h2>Respire mejor con los servicios respiratorios de Southcoast Health<\/h2>\n<p>We understand that your quality of breathing affects many areas of your health and life. If shortness of breath or other issues limit your activities, look to Southcoast Health \u2014 we offer respiratory services in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/respiratory-services\/breathing-treatments\/\">Tratamientos respiratorios<\/a>, such as inhaled medications like nebulizers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/respiratory-services\/respiratory-intervention\/\">Intervenci\u00f3n respiratoria<\/a>, such as mechanical ventilation during surgery<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/respiratory-services\/bronchial-thermoplasty\/\">Termoplastia bronquial<\/a>, a FDA approved non-drug procedure for severe, persistent asthma<\/li>\n<li>Pulmonary function testing (PFT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have questions about your respiratory health, find a respiratory therapist near you today. You can trust us to diagnose your condition and get your breathing back on track.<\/p>\n<h2>Pulmonary Function Testing in Southeastern MA<\/h2>\n<p>Pulmonary function testing is completely painless and helps physicians diagnose and treat shortness of breath, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and work-related disorders. PFT is also used for presurgical screenings, as well as post-drug, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/radiology\/\">radiolog\u00eda<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/cancer-care\/chemotherapy-drug-therapy\/\">quimioterapia<\/a> evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Southcoast Health offers a number of pulmonary function tests as part of our respiratory services, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Espirometr\u00eda previa y posterior a la prueba broncodilatadora<\/strong>: Determines your response to inhaled bronchodilators and helps to diagnose reactive airway disease<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lung volume testing via nitrogen washout<\/strong>: Measures lung capacity while breathing pure oxygen and determines increased\/decreased lung capacity, which can be indicative of certain lung diseases<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pruebas de capacidad de difusi\u00f3n<\/strong>: Measures the amount of oxygen that is transferred from lung tissue into the bloodstream, determines causes for shortness of breath and monitors for certain disease processes, such as asbestosis and scleroderma<\/li>\n<li><strong>6-minute walk and ambulatory oximetry<\/strong>: Measures oxygen saturation levels during activity and can qualify patients for home oxygen use<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pediatric treadmill testing<\/strong>: Helps physicians diagnose and treat young patients with exercise-induced reactive airway diseases like asthma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also offer arterial blood gases (ABG), co-oximetry, body box testing, methacholine challenge testing and simple pulmonary function stress testing.<\/p>\n<p>Southcoast Health provides respiratory services in Fall River, Fairhaven, New Bedford and Wareham, MA at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/locations\/hospitals\/charlton-memorial-hospital\/\">Hospital Charlton Memorial<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/locations\/hospitals\/st-lukes-hospital\/\">Hospital St. Luke<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/locations\/hospitals\/tobey-hospital\/\">Hospital de Tobey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/locations\/southcoast-center-primary-specialty-care-fairhaven-ma\/\">Southcoast Center for Primary &amp; Specialty Care<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/locations\/southcoast-health-rosebrook\/\">Southcoast Health en Rosebrook<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breathe Easier with Respiratory Services at Southcoast Health We understand that your quality of breathing affects many areas of your health and life. 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