Press Release from Derek Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, Franklin Hospital
Franklin Hospital Cardiopulmonary Dept. Supervisor Frank Cline, CRT with the new Jaeger Masterscreen PFT System by CareFusion
BENTON, IL- Franklin Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of a new service offering. The Jaeger Masterscreen Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) System by CareFusion was recently installed in the Cardiopulmonary Department at Franklin Hospital.
“The Jaeger Masterscreen provides state of the art technology for Complete Pulmonary Function Testing,” according to Frank Cline, Cardiopulmonary Department Supervisor.
Franklin Hospital now has the equipment to measure:
Body Plethysmography (Gold Standard) for accurate measurement of airway resistance and lung volumes, Single Breath (Real Time) diffusion capacity (DLCO), Spirometry, both Pre- and Post-Bronchodilator.
The Jaeger Masterscreen PFT System quickly and safely provides accurate diagnostic results in patients with:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pulmonary Fibrosis, Asthma, Black Lung
Shortness of Breath, Assessment of Dyspnea, Neuromuscular Disease, Pre-Op Screening
Drs. Suhail Istanbouly and Walid Halees from Southern Illinois Respiratory Disease Consultants will be two of the pulmonologists interpreting the pulmonary function tests for Franklin Hospital. Call PFT Specialist Frank Cline, CRT, at 618-439-3161, Ext. 574 to learn more about the new PFT technology at Franklin Hospital or to have your medical provider schedule a diagnostic exam.
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