Healthy breathing is critical to a healthy life. Efficient gas exchange to oxygenate blood and remove waste carbon dioxide is a fundamental and essential part of human physiology.  When breathing is compromised, the ability to perform everyday activities can become compromised too.

At Hawke’s Bay Respiratory and Sleep we provide comprehensive assessment, testing and treatments for a range of different respiratory conditions including asthma, COPD (emphysema), unresolving cough, breathlessness, interstitial lung disease (lung fibrosis) and pulmonary hypertension – amongst others.

We offer a range of expertly performed complex lung function testing, including:‍ ‍

• Spirometry (pre and post bronchodilation)

• Flow-volume loops

• Gas Exchange assessment

• Six minute walk tests

• FeNO lung inflammation assessment

• Orthostatic assessment

• Respiratory muscle strength testing.
  

All testing is done under the guidance of fully ANZSRS accredited physiologists utilising a full function specialist lung function laboratory to accurately characterise illnesses and guide treatment.