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  • Entry- and Advanced-Level objectives prepare you for success on the NBRC’s Pulmonary Function Technologist credentialing examinations and follow the content guidelines of the CPFT and RPFT exam matrices from the National Board for Respiratory Care.
  • How To boxes provide step-by-step guidelines to performing pulmonary function tests, taking the guesswork out of completing accurate and result-producing tests.
  • Case studies provide problem-solving challenges for real-life patient scenarios, including each case history, PFT testing results, a technologist’s comments, and questions and answers.
  • PFT Tips highlight and reinforce the most important pulmonary function testing information in every chapter.
  • Convenient study features include key terms, chapter outlines, learning objectives, chapter summary points, suggested readings, a glossary, and self-assessment questions.
  • Authoritative, all-in-one resource eliminates the need to search for information in other sources.
  • Criteria for acceptability and repeatability are included in each test section, as well as interpretive strategies to help you adhere to recognized testing standards.

1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Inside Front Cover - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. List of Contributors - p. v 8. Preface - p. vi 9. Author’s Commentary - p. ix 10. Chapter 1. Indications for Pulmonary Function Testing - p. ix 11. Chapter 2. Spirometry - p. 40 12. Chapter 3. Diffusing Capacity Tests - p. 83 13. Chapter 4. Lung Volumes, Airway Resistance, and Gas Distribution Tests - p. 109 14. Chapter 5. Ventilation and Ventilatory Control Tests - p. 145 15. Chapter 6. Blood Gases and Related Tests - p. 164 16. Chapter 7. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Field Tests - p. 196 17. Chapter 8. Pediatric Pulmonary Function Testing - p. 250 18. Chapter 9. Bronchoprovocation Challenge Testing - p. 306 19. Chapter 10. Specialized Tests and Evaluations - p. 331 20. Chapter 11. Pulmonary Function Testing Equipment - p. 366 21. Chapter 12. Quality Systems in the Pulmonary Function Laboratory - p. 420 22. Chapter 13. Reference Values and Interpretation Strategies - p. 473 23. Appendix A. Answers to Self-Assessment Questions - p. 497 24. Index - p. 499 25. Inside Back Cover - p. 515

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Descripción

  • Entry- and Advanced-Level objectives prepare you for success on the NBRC’s Pulmonary Function Technologist credentialing examinations and follow the content guidelines of the CPFT and RPFT exam matrices from the National Board for Respiratory Care.
  • How To boxes provide step-by-step guidelines to performing pulmonary function tests, taking the guesswork out of completing accurate and result-producing tests.
  • Case studies provide problem-solving challenges for real-life patient scenarios, including each case history, PFT testing results, a technologist’s comments, and questions and answers.
  • PFT Tips highlight and reinforce the most important pulmonary function testing information in every chapter.
  • Convenient study features include key terms, chapter outlines, learning objectives, chapter summary points, suggested readings, a glossary, and self-assessment questions.
  • Authoritative, all-in-one resource eliminates the need to search for information in other sources.
  • Criteria for acceptability and repeatability are included in each test section, as well as interpretive strategies to help you adhere to recognized testing standards.

1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Inside Front Cover - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. List of Contributors - p. v 8. Preface - p. vi 9. Author’s Commentary - p. ix 10. Chapter 1. Indications for Pulmonary Function Testing - p. ix 11. Chapter 2. Spirometry - p. 40 12. Chapter 3. Diffusing Capacity Tests - p. 83 13. Chapter 4. Lung Volumes, Airway Resistance, and Gas Distribution Tests - p. 109 14. Chapter 5. Ventilation and Ventilatory Control Tests - p. 145 15. Chapter 6. Blood Gases and Related Tests - p. 164 16. Chapter 7. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Field Tests - p. 196 17. Chapter 8. Pediatric Pulmonary Function Testing - p. 250 18. Chapter 9. Bronchoprovocation Challenge Testing - p. 306 19. Chapter 10. Specialized Tests and Evaluations - p. 331 20. Chapter 11. Pulmonary Function Testing Equipment - p. 366 21. Chapter 12. Quality Systems in the Pulmonary Function Laboratory - p. 420 22. Chapter 13. Reference Values and Interpretation Strategies - p. 473 23. Appendix A. Answers to Self-Assessment Questions - p. 497 24. Index - p. 499 25. Inside Back Cover - p. 515

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