#adayinthelife of a #doublelung #transplantpatient! Lung transplant patients must regularly check their lung functions to see how their new lungs are doing. π¬ Sometimes even the slightest decline (which at times cannot even be felt by the patient) can indicate early rejection or an early infection and must be treated immediately. It can also be encouraging to the patient to watch their lung function go up over time. So, after transplant , a patient is sent home with a device similar to the one that I am using in this video. It measures various lung functions - such as forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume, as well as the peak flow. All of these numbers indicate different functions of the lung and airways. Testing this way frequently and comparing the numbers to one another as a very important part of a lung transplant patients normal routine. . . . .#butstillbreathing #transplantlife #doublelungtransplant #bronchiolitisobliterans #bronchiolitis #primarygraftdysfunction #chronicillness #cvid #immunedificiency #primaryimmunodeficiency #pfts #lungfunction #spirometry #spiropd (at Jasper, Texas)
