Gencha Proba

Gencha test (English name - Sztange-Genci test) is one of the tests that is used in medicine to assess the patient’s ability to breathe fully. It is used to diagnose various pathologies of the respiratory system, including pneumonia and emphysema.

Method of performing the Gencha test: the patient lies on his back, his arm hangs freely. The nurse takes cotton wool, soaks it in a special liquid and places it on the skin of the shoulder, blocking the upper airway between the neck and chest. Next, the nurse begins to press with her free hand on the patient’s diaphragm, which moves down when breathing. The patient should inhale after the pressure stops acting on it. If the patient cannot take a breath without pressure, then he has a breathing disorder. This method of measuring airway patency comes from its Latin name, since these were the two words that first came to mind when it became possible to describe this condition. The test is very simple to perform and allows you to quickly assess the level of patency in the patient's airway.

Patients with serious lung disease or critical heart disease may have difficulty performing the Gencha test. Therefore, the experience of a nurse is required to perform this test. If problems arise, the nurse should quickly stop the test and continue to perform only manual breathing maneuvers or connect an aerosol irrigation system that also contains a substance to obstruct the patient's ventilation. Using only one cotton wool does not provide for the task of awakening a sufficient number of bronchi, and therefore