Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT): Pulmonary Function Equipment Qs & As
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Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT): Pulmonary
Function Equipment Qs & As
What type of PFT equipment is used to measure volumes and flow rates?
Correct Answer-Spirometers
What type of disease, restrictive/obstructive can't get air in (volumes)?
Correct Answer-Restrictive
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT): Pulmonary
Function Equipment Qs & As
What type of PFT equipment is used to measure volumes and flow rates?
Correct Answer-Spirometers
What type of disease, restrictive/obstructive can't get air in (volumes)?
Correct Answer-Restrictive
What type of disease, restrictive/obstructive can't get air out (flows)? Correct
Answer-Obstructive
What piece of PFT equipment mainly measures flow, but may also display
volume? Correct Answer-Turbine device (Wright respirometer)
What are 3 types of pneumotachometers? Correct Answer-1. Turbine device
(Wright Respirometer)
What piece of PFT equipment measures flow and can be used to continuously
measure minute ventilation (Ve)? Correct Answer-Pressure differential
pneumotachometer (Fleisch)
, Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT): Pulmonary
Function Equipment Qs & As
What piece of PFT equipment is used to measure Peak Expiratory Flowrates
(PEFR) at the bedside? Correct Answer-Peak flow meters
How does a patient perform a PEFR? Correct Answer-The patient exhales
forcefully through the device which incorporates a resistor and a moveable
indicator
What is the accuracy of a peak flow meter affected by? Correct Answer-
Patient effort
What two things other than patient effort can affect the accuracy of a peak flow
measurement? Correct Answer-1. Moisture
2. Debris
What should be instructed to the patient in order to find their personal best
peak flow? Correct Answer-The patient should be instructed to record their
peak from every day, morning and afternoon, for two to three weeks during a
period when their asthma is under control
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