NBRC Registry Examination for Advanced Pulmonary Function Technologists - RPFT Exam Practice Test
Question 1
A patient who smokes three packs of cigarettes a day has a DLcoOf 45% of predicted. The patient is referred for exercise (stress) testing. Which of the following should a pulmonary function technologist select to evaluate oxygenation?
Correct Answer: C
Question 2
Which of the following spirometry results is most characteristic of a restrictive lung disease?
Correct Answer: A
Question 3
Which of the following tracings represents an airways resistance maneuver performed with a slow breathing frequency?
Correct Answer: A
Question 4
A 66-year-old female performs spirometry with the following results:
The patient most likely has
The patient most likely has
Correct Answer: B
Question 5
Successive peak flow measurements made with a peak flowmeter on a subject previously diagnosed as having asthma yield the following results:
Which of the following is the best explanation for these?
Which of the following is the best explanation for these?
Correct Answer: C
Question 6
In which of the following patients would an end-tidal CO2most likely produce values that are inconsistent with PaCO2?
Correct Answer: B
