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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

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  • August 27, 2024
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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



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)

2. Pressure Differential Pneumotachometer (Fleisch)

3. Peak Flow Meters



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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