Procedures and treatments

Preparing a child for a procedure or treatment can be an anxious occasion. Great Ormond Street Hospital have produced a number of factsheets to help explain what will happen and what to expect.

Lung function tests

Lung Function tests are carried out by respiratory physiologists in our Lung Function Unit. They aim to measure how well your child’s lungs are working and how well oxygen we breathe in from the air moves to our blood and waste carbon dioxide is breathed

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Lung function tests (infants)

This page explains about lung function tests for infants and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.

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Lung (VQ) scans

This page explains about lung (VQ) scans and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have one.

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Lymphatic sclerotherapy

This page explains about lymphatic sclerotherapy and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.

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MAG3 Renogram (kidney imaging) scan

This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about the MAG3 Renogram scan, how it is used to look at your child’s kidneys, what it involves and what to expect when your child comes to GOSH.

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