{"id":10348,"date":"2024-04-22T14:34:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T04:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/?post_type=services&#038;p=10348"},"modified":"2024-06-16T14:35:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T04:35:44","slug":"mannitol-challenge-test","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/healthcare-services\/riu\/mannitol-challenge-test","title":{"rendered":"Mannitol Challenge Test"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Mannitol Challenge Test is used to determine if your airways are over-sensitive. It will take approximately 60 minutes. Your doctor has requested you have this test to investigate the respiratory symptoms you may be having.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":10320,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10348","services","type-services","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"page_subtitle":"","page_type":"general","include_in_alphabetical_listing":false,"page_sections_general":[],"general_content":[{"other_content":[{"heading":"","content":"<h3>What is a Mannitol Challenge Test?<\/h3>\n<p>A Mannitol Challenge Test is used to determine if your airways are over-sensitive. It will take approximately 60 minutes. Your doctor has requested you have this test to investigate the respiratory symptoms you may be having.<\/p>\n<h3>Preparing for your test<\/h3>\n<p>You are required to <strong>withhold certain medications<\/strong> for varying times prior to this test. Please carefully read the <a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/medication-to-withhold-bronchoprovocation-testing.pdf\">list of medications to withhold<\/a> for more information. If medications are not withheld as instructed, the test won\u2019t be performed as results may be inaccurate and we will rebook you for another day.<\/p>\n<p>Starting the day prior to your appointment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>please avoid all caffeine (i.e., coffee, tea, soft drinks, chocolate).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the day of the test:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Withhold from smoking.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid vigorous exercise within 4 hours of your test.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid wearing perfume or cologne as some of our patients\u2019 symptoms are triggered by strong smells.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The test<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10517\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/manntiol.jpg\" alt=\"Pack of a drug, three blister packs and a dispenser.\" width=\"367\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/manntiol-184x150.jpg 184w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/manntiol-200x163.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/manntiol-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/manntiol.jpg 367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/>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<li>You will then inhale increasing doses of Mannitol (a naturally occurring sugar) and repeat the breathing test after each dose to measure if your airways narrow.<\/li>\n<li>At the end of the test, you will be given Ventolin (Salbutamol) to ensure your airways return to their original size and function.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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"}]}],"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&#038;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&#038;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\/10348","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":7,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/healthcare-services\/10348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10830,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/healthcare-services\/10348\/revisions\/10830"}],"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=10348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}