Pulmonary Function Laboratory

Important Change to Hospital Visitation Policy

Effective October 19, 2009, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital will no longer allow non-patient visitors or family members under the age of 16 years to visit in the hospital. This policy will be in effect during the height of the flu season, usually lasting until spring, and will be re-evaluated at that time. Learn more about the visitation policy change / Lea más acerca del cambio en las normas de visitas.

Location
725 Welch Road, 1st floor
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-3:30 pm

Phone: (650) 497-8709
Fax: (650) 736-9892

Services Overview

We perform pulmonary function testing on infants, children and young adults. This includes, but is not limited to:

Spirometry - Measurement of the amount of air exhaled and how quickly the air was expelled from the lungs
Lung volume measurement
Plethysmography - Measures how much air can be held in the lungs
Arterial blood gas analysis - Measures the acidity (pH) and amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood
Apnea studies - Assesses abnormal breathing
Sleep apnea monitoring - Evaluation of breathing pauses during sleep

Faculty and Staff

Carol Conrad, MD - Medical Director
Mary Jo Evans, RCP
Ken Hirose, RRT