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Everyone at risk for COPD who has cough, sputum production, or shortness of breath, should be tested for the disease. The test for COPD is called spirometry. Spirometry can detect COPD before symptoms become severe. It is a simple, non-invasive breathing test that measures the amount of air a person can blow out of the lungs (volume) and how fast he or she can blow it out (flow).
If you have a very young child, spirometry is not practical. So the diagnosis is made based on your report of symptoms. Lung function tests. In an older child, lung function tests can diagnose asthma, determine its severity, and check for complications. Spirometry is the most common test to diagnose asthma in older children. It measures how quickly a child can move air in and out of the lungs and how much air is moved. Testing of daytime changes in peak expiratory flow (PEF) is done over 1 to 2 weeks.