EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Reasons to perform PFT - ANS 1. Dx obstructive or restrictive disease.
2. Evaluate causes of dyspnea
3. Assess severity of disease
4. Evauate effectiveness of tx
5. Estimate prognosis in lung disease (staging)
Normal PFT values based on: - ANS Gender, Age, *Height, (Body size) (Race)
PFT - ANS indentifies deviations from normal predicted values
Normal PFT - ANS 80-120% of predicted values
Mild PFT - ANS 65-80% of predicted values
Moderate PFT - ANS 50-64% of predicted values
Severe PFT - ANS < 50 % of predicted values
Tidal Volume (VT) - ANS volume of gas (air) that moves in and out of lungs in one average
breath
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