The Cystic Fibrosis Center of Chicago - Pioneering CF Care for Individuals of All Ages

    Diagnostics
    The Cystic Fibrosis Center of Chicago features the full array of state of the art CF
    and pediatric physiology diagnostic testing. Several tests that are offered are not
    available elsewhere in the Chicago area and are indicative of the technical expertise
    of our staff. Our accredited technicians have undergone extensive training in all
    procedures.

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Diagnostic Exercise
Tolerance Tests

Peak Performance Testing

    Impulse Oscillmetry


    Methacholine Challenge

    Testing is administered under rigid
    procedures set up by Dr. Boas and
    subject to his ongoing quality control.
    All diagnostic tests are reviewed and
    personally interpreted by Dr. Boas –
    they are not sent to an outside lab
    for interpretation. Likewise, all
    laboratory diagnostic testing is done
    in our office – patients are not sent
    to an outside lab where quality
    control protocols may not be up to
    our nationally accredited standards.

Exercise Provocation

Comprehensive Testing
in a Body Plethysmograph

    Diagnostic testing is a critical element in the treatment process. It allows for an
    ongoing assessment of medications and other treatment modalities and may point
    to the need for modifications. It also provides an invaluable measure of the success
    of treatment while also monitoring for the potential development of new and/or
    concurrent conditions.

Dr. Boas Setting the National Standard
for Pediatric Exercise Testing - results published
in the American Heart Association Journal Circulation