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(PFT) Exam 1 with verified [] [] [] [] []
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What is the most common pulmonary function test? - Correct
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answer ✔Spirometry and its becoming more available
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what does spirometry measure? - Correct answer ✔Volume
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Velocity of air that can be inhaled and
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exhaled from a patient's lungs.
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Whats the information from spirometry used for? - Correct
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answer ✔To diagnose various pulmonary conditions.
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What causes PFT results to vary and are required for accurate
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spirometry interpretation? - Correct answer ✔○ Age
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○ Gender
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○ Height
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○ Weight
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○ Race
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Waht are indications for spirometry? - Correct answer
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✔Indications ● Detecting pulmonary disease [] [] [] []
, ○ Evaluation of dyspnea ○ Chronic phlegm production ○
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Cyanosis ○ Finger clubbing ○ Abnormal ABGs or CXR
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● Assessing severity or
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progression of known disease ● Risk stratification of patients
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for certain surgeries
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○ Cardiothoracic procedures ○ Others if pulmonary disease
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What are contraindicaitons for spirometry? - Correct answer ✔●
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Acute disorders affecting test
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performance (vomiting, etc) [] [] []
● Hemoptysis
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● Pneumothorax
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● Recent cardiothoracic or
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abdominal surgery [] []
● Recent eye surgery (increases IOP during spirometry)
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● Recent MI or unstable angina
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● Known thoracic aneurysm
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What are 4 examples of lung volume measurements? - Correct
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answer ✔○ Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV)
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○ Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)
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○ Residual Volume (RV)
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○ Tidal Volume (TV or VT)
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(PFT) Exam 1 with verified [] [] [] [] []
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What is the most common pulmonary function test? - Correct
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answer ✔Spirometry and its becoming more available
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what does spirometry measure? - Correct answer ✔Volume
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Velocity of air that can be inhaled and
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exhaled from a patient's lungs.
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Whats the information from spirometry used for? - Correct
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answer ✔To diagnose various pulmonary conditions.
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What causes PFT results to vary and are required for accurate
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spirometry interpretation? - Correct answer ✔○ Age
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○ Gender
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○ Height
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○ Weight
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○ Race
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Waht are indications for spirometry? - Correct answer
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✔Indications ● Detecting pulmonary disease [] [] [] []
, ○ Evaluation of dyspnea ○ Chronic phlegm production ○
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Cyanosis ○ Finger clubbing ○ Abnormal ABGs or CXR
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● Assessing severity or
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progression of known disease ● Risk stratification of patients
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for certain surgeries
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○ Cardiothoracic procedures ○ Others if pulmonary disease
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What are contraindicaitons for spirometry? - Correct answer ✔●
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Acute disorders affecting test
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performance (vomiting, etc) [] [] []
● Hemoptysis
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● Pneumothorax
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● Recent cardiothoracic or
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abdominal surgery [] []
● Recent eye surgery (increases IOP during spirometry)
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● Recent MI or unstable angina
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● Known thoracic aneurysm
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What are 4 examples of lung volume measurements? - Correct
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answer ✔○ Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV)
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○ Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)
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○ Residual Volume (RV)
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○ Tidal Volume (TV or VT)
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