Pulmonary-function Technician
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Performs pulmonary-function, lung-capacity, diffusion
capacity, and blood-and-oxygen tsets to gather data for use by
physician in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary disorders:
Confers with patient in treatment room to explain test
procedures. Explains specified methods of breathing to patient
and conducts pulmonary-function tests, such as helium dilution
and pulmonary mechanics (flow of air rate in lungs), arterial
blood gas analyses, and lung-capacity tests, such as vital
capacity and maximum breathing cpaacity tests, using spirometer
or other equipment. Measures expired air, using various
analyzers.
Observes and records readings on metering devices of
analysis equipment, and conveys findings of tests and analsyes
to physician for interpretation.
May perform blood analysis
tests to measure such factors as oxygen and carbon dioxide
tensions, hemoglobin saturation and levels, and pH of blood,
using blood gas analyzer.
May measrue sweat chloride to test for
cystic fibrosis, using computerized analyzer.
May assist
physicain in special procedures such as bronchoscopy.
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Pulmonary-Function Technician
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