The goal of this course is to offer education about how the respiratory system and how the lungs work and discuss different pulmonary function tests.
Course Publication Date:
July 25, 2020
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Anita Rothera-Delaney RN, BS |
| Course No: | PFT072520 |
| Contact Hours: | 1.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Medical & Surgical Issues
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Learning Objectives
Discuss some of the steps necessary to determine the validity of pulmonary function tests.
Describe the American Thoracic Society Grades for Severity of a Pulmonary Function Test abnormality.
Name two common causes of both obstructive and restrictive lung disease.
Describe how the respiratory system and the lungs work for gas exchange.
Name four types of pulmonary functions tests.
Discuss some of the terms related to pulmonary function testing such as FEV1, FVC, and FEV6.
Describe some of the key recommendations for practice from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease and/or American Thoracic Society Criteria.