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An arterial blood gas performed prior to exercise on a 45-year-old patient shows the following results: A pulmonary function technologist should conclude that the patient's
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While performing a quality control test on an open circuit nitrogen system, the volume of a 3-liter syringe is measured as 3.9 L. Which of the following is the most probable explanation?
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A 12-year-old patient completed an evaluation for exercise-induced asthma in the pulmonary function laboratory. The patient completed six minutes of exercise on a treadmill with a heart rate of 145 to 150/min. The following spirometry data were collected: A pulmonary function technologist should conclude that the exercise test is
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A polarographic oxygen analyzer used to measure expired gas in a metabolic system should always be calibrated with
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Which of the following information reported from a recent methacholine challenge test best summarizes the patient's bronchial hyperresponsiveness?
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The following blood gas report is questioned by the attending physician: Which of the following values is INCONSISTENT?
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The following results were obtained from a symptom-limited exercise (stress) test: Which of the following is true regarding these data?
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The following data are obtained for a 60-year-old male undergoing an exercise (stress) test on an ergometer: A pulmonary function technologist should
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The normal response to an increasing PaCO2 is
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During an exercise (stress) test, the minute ventilation to carbon dioxide production (Ve /VCO2) ratio is 100. This measurement indicates