Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist v1.0

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During a bronchial provocation study, a patient has the following spirometric values after a 0.25 mg/mL dose of methacholine:


Based on these results, a pulmonary function technologist should

  • A. Instruct the patient to blow out longer and repeat the effort.
  • B. Stop the test and immediately administer a bronchodilaior.
  • C. Instruct the patient to blow out harder and repeat the effort.
  • D. Reduce the concentration of methacholine on the next trial.


Answer : A

A body plethysmograph box pressure transducer fails the electronic calibration check after multiple attempts. Which of the following should a pulmonary function technologist do?
1. Perform a biologic control test
2. Inspect the door seal.
3. Re-zero the box pressure transducer.
4. Perform a physical pressure calibration.

  • A. 1, 2, and 4 only
  • B. 1, 3, and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3, and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, and 3 only


Answer : D

In a patient with neuromuscular disease, which of the following is the best way to detect airway obstruction?

  • A. SGaw
  • B. MIP
  • C. PEF
  • D. MVV


Answer : D

While setting up an exercise laboratory in a city with an altitude of 8,600 ft (2,775 m), a pulmonary function technologist notices the fuel cell O2 analyzer is displaying 15.2%. Which of the following is the best explanation for this finding?

  • A. This exercise system will not work at high altitude.
  • B. The analyzer is responding to P1O2.
  • C. F1O2 decreases with increasing altitude.
  • D. The fuel cell needs to be changed.


Answer : B

An arterial blood gas performed prior to exercise on a 45-year-old patient shows the following results:


A pulmonary function technologist should conclude that the patient's

  • A. Hemoglobin level is below normal.
  • B. Values are within normal limits.
  • C. Alveolar ventilation is above normal.
  • D. Dead space ventilation is above normal.


Answer : A

While performing a quality control test on an open circuit nitrogen system, the volume of a 3-liter syringe is measured as 3.9 L. Which of the following is the most probable explanation?

  • A. There was an air leak in the system.
  • B. The initial O2 concentration in the syringe was greater than 0.21.
  • C. The volume was not corrected from ATPS to BTPS.
  • D. The nitrogen analyzer gain was set too low.


Answer : A

A 12-year-old patient completed an evaluation for exercise-induced asthma in the pulmonary function laboratory. The patient completed six minutes of exercise on a treadmill with a heart rate of 145 to 150/min. The following spirometry data were collected:


A pulmonary function technologist should conclude that the exercise test is

  • A. Inadequate workload with a positive response
  • B. Adequate workload with a negative response
  • C. Inadequate workload with a negative response
  • D. Adequate workload with a positive response


Answer : D

A polarographic oxygen analyzer used to measure expired gas in a metabolic system should always be calibrated with

  • A. Gas concentrations higher and lower than the expected measurement
  • B. Oxygen mixtures containing 4% and 8% carbon dioxide
  • C. 100% oxygen and 100% nitrogen, fully saturated
  • D. Air and fully saturated 100% oxygen.


Answer : A

Which of the following information reported from a recent methacholine challenge test best summarizes the patient's bronchial hyperresponsiveness?

  • A. patient reported chest tightness and a cough
  • B. diluent FEV1 = 92% predicted
  • C. postbronchodilator recovery FEV1 = 106% baseline
  • D. PC20 = 2.3 mg/mL


Answer : A

The following blood gas report is questioned by the attending physician:


Which of the following values is INCONSISTENT?

  • A. BE
  • B. pH
  • C. PaCO2
  • D. HCO3


Answer : A

The following results were obtained from a symptom-limited exercise (stress) test:


Which of the following is true regarding these data?

  • A. The patient is deconditioned.
  • B. The patient has a cardiac limitation to exercise.
  • C. The patient reached the anaerobic threshold.
  • D. The patient has a pulmonary limitation to exercise.


Answer : B

The following data are obtained for a 60-year-old male undergoing an exercise (stress) test on an ergometer:


A pulmonary function technologist should

  • A. Stop the test because the blood pressure response is abnormal.
  • B. Stop the test because the heart rate is too high after 10 minutes.
  • C. Stop the test because this is an abnormal VD/VT response.
  • D. Continue the test since this is a normal cardiopulmonary response.


Answer : A

The normal response to an increasing PaCO2 is

  • A. To maintain a constant VE until the PaCO2 exceeds 55 torr.
  • B. A decrease in VE of 2to5L/min/torrPCO2.
  • C. An increase in VE of 1 to 6 L/min/torr PCO2.
  • D. An increase in VE of 10to15L/min/torrPCO2.


Answer : C

During an exercise (stress) test, the minute ventilation to carbon dioxide production (Ve /VCO2) ratio is 100. This measurement indicates

  • A. Severe pulmonary hypertension
  • B. A normal response
  • C. Equipment malfunction
  • D. Increased work of breathing


Answer : C

The desiccant column on an infrared CO2 analyzer is pink. The readings obtained from this analyzer would result in

  • A. A decreased CO2
  • B. An increased CO2
  • C. An unstable reading
  • D. No effect on CO2


Answer : B

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