Starting the day prior to your appointment:<\/p>\n
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- please avoid all caffeine (i.e., coffee, tea, soft drinks, chocolate).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
On the day of the test:<\/p>\n
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- Ensure you wear comfortable loose-fitting clothes and enclosed shoes that are suitable for exercise.<\/li>\n
- Avoid wearing perfume or cologne as some of our patients\u2019 symptoms are triggered by strong smells.<\/li>\n
- Withhold from smoking.<\/li>\n
- Avoid vigorous exercise within 4 hours of your test.<\/li>\n
- If you have any questions, please contact the laboratory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The test<\/h3>\n
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- At the start of the test, you will be asked to blow into a machine called a spirometer that measures the maximum amount of air you are able to breathe in and out. You will wear a nose clip and will be asked to do this several times, both slowly and quickly.<\/li>\n
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) leads will then be placed on your chest to monitor your heart rate during exercise and some other pre-exercise measurements such as blood pressure will be taken to ensure it is safe for you to perform the test.<\/li>\n
- You will then run on a treadmill for approximately 8-9 minutes. We will increase the speed and grade of the treadmill to get your heart rate up to 85% of maximum and you will need to maintain this for the duration of the exercise. While you are running you will wear a nose-peg to prevent you from breathing through your nose.<\/li>\n
- At the end of the 8-9 minutes the treadmill will be slowed to a stop, and you will get off and sit down.<\/li>\n
- You will be asked to blow into the spirometer immediately after exercise and at regular intervals over the next 30 minutes to measure if your airways narrow.<\/li>\n
- If necessary, you will be given Ventolin (Salbutamol) after the test to ensure the airways return to their original size and function.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Once the test is completed and the scientist has confirmed your airways are back to their original size, you will be free to go.<\/p>\n
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Exercise-Induced Bronchoprovocation Test<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Exercise-Induced Bronchoprovocation Test Respiratory function test<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n"}]}],"include_advertisement":false,"include_related_news_article":false,"add_contact_details":true,"remove_sidebar":false,"contact_extra_general_content":"","contact_extra_general_content_2":"","display":["location","outside_hours","related"],"building":{"ID":415,"post_author":"15","post_date":"2017-08-02 05:33:39","post_date_gmt":"2017-08-02 05:33:39","post_content":"","post_title":"Main Hospital building","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"main-building","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-07-07 16:23:15","post_modified_gmt":"2025-07-07 06:23:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/?post_type=location&p=415","menu_order":0,"post_type":"location","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"location_details":[{"name":"Respiratory Investigation Unit","location":"Level 1, Main Building","phone":"(07) 3139 4744","fax":"(07) 3139 4730","email":"RIUTPCH@health.qld.gov.au","opening_hours":"Monday-Friday 8.00am-4.00pm","visiting_hours":"","additional_details":false}],"view_on_google_maps":"","contact_us_outside_hours":[{"variation":"13 HEALTH","free_text":"","variable":""}],"related_services":[{"links":[{"link_type":"internal","page":{"ID":857,"post_author":"15","post_date":"2017-08-04 04:12:58","post_date_gmt":"2017-08-04 04:12:58","post_content":"","post_title":"Thoracic Medicine","post_excerpt":"Thoracic Medicine investigates and treats diseases of the lungs.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thoracic-medicine","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-11-19 08:49:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-11-18 22:49:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/?post_type=services&p=857","menu_order":0,"post_type":"services","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"link_text":"","anchor":"","link":"","target":true}]}],"related_information":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/healthcare-services\/10347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/healthcare-services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/services"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/healthcare-services\/10347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10831,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/healthcare-services\/10347\/revisions\/10831"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/healthcare-services\/10320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}