PIF Categories: Tests - paeds

Children’s FeNO and Spirometry tests

Date: 07/02/2025

What is FeNO? FeNO (Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide) is a way to check for inflammation in the airways.  You’ll be asked to breathe in fully through a mouthpiece like a […]

Sweat test

Date: 19/09/2023

Read our guide below to help you understand about sweat tests. You can also download a PDF version of this patient information by following the link on the right. What […]

Routine pregnancy testing before treatment

Date: 18/09/2023 Community paediatrics, Paediatrics,

Read our guide below to help you understand about routine pregnancy testing for young people. You can also download a PDF version of this patient information by following the link […]

Collecting a urine sample from your baby

Date: 23/11/2022 Community paediatrics, Paediatrics,

Babies and small children cannot wee ‘on demand’, which makes it difficult to get a sample for testing. Urine tests may be done for a number of reasons and they […]

Paediatric drug challenges

Date: 26/07/2022 Community paediatrics, Paediatrics,

How we determine if a child is allergic to a specific medication Drug Challenges Why do a Drug Challenge? It is sometimes presumed that a child has a particular drug […]