Test Prep RPFT Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Test Prep RPFT Online Questions & Answers

• Question 61:

  Pulmonary function tests performed on a patient with tracheal stenosis may demonstrate increased

  A. SVC.
  B. Static compliance.
  C. Raw.
  D. FIF50.
  D. FIF50.

• Question 62:

  Which of the following tracings represents an airways resistance maneuver performed with a slow breathing frequency?

  

  A. Option A
  B. Option B
  C. Option C
  D. Option D
  D. Option D

• Question 63:

  At maximum exercise, a 24-year-old patient's heart rate is 150/min with a VO2 of 750 mUmin. The calculated 02 pulse is most consistent with which of the following?

  A. cystic fibrosis
  B. cardiomyopathy
  C. achievement of anaerobic threshold
  D. deconditioning
  A. cystic fibrosis

• Question 64:

  A patient who is about to begin pulmonary function testing is visibly upset and complains to a pulmonary function technologist that she felt a receptionist was rude to her. Which of the following should the technologist do?

  A. Try to get the patient to calm down by telling her that the receptionist is probably just having a bad day.
  B. Give the patient time to calm down and ask the laboratory manager to become involved.
  C. Ignore the complaint because it is not going to affect the testing about to begin.
  D. Accompany the patient back to the reception area and try to determine who was at fault.
  B. Give the patient time to calm down and ask the laboratory manager to become involved.

• Question 65:

  When performing exercise testing on a biologic control, the measurements obtained should be compared with

  A. The patient population that will be tested.
  B. Predicted values used for the biologic control's height and weight
  C. Previous tests performed on the biologic control.
  D. At least two other biologic controls being tested.
  C. Previous tests performed on the biologic control.

• Question 66:

  The following data are obtained for a 60-year-old male undergoing an exercise (stress) test on an ergometer:

  

  A pulmonary function technologist should

  A. Stop the test because the blood pressure response is abnormal.
  B. Stop the test because the heart rate is too high after 10 minutes.
  C. Stop the test because this is an abnormal VD/VT response.
  D. Continue the test since this is a normal cardiopulmonary response.
  A. Stop the test because the blood pressure response is abnormal.

• Question 67:

  A patient is performing a flow-volume loop. A pulmonary function technologist observes equal decreases in expiratory and inspiratory flows resulting in plateaus. Patient effort is satisfactory, and he follows instructions well. The technologist should expect the patient to have a

  A. Small airways obstruction
  B. Restrictive disorder
  C. Variable large airways obstruction
  D. Fixed large airways obstruction.
  B. Restrictive disorder

• Question 68:

  A 35-year-old healthy male is performing a maximal stress test as part of an annual physical. The following data are observed:

  

  The patient denies any symptoms. Which of the following should a pulmonary function technologist do first?

  A. Obtain an arterial blood gas while continuing exercise
  B. Move the pulse oximeter sensor to another site
  C. Administer oxygen at 3-4 L/min by nasal cannula
  D. Terminate the test and stabilize the patient.
  D. Terminate the test and stabilize the patient.

• Question 69:

  

  Which of the above patterns illustrates the effect of increasing temperature in the plethysmograph during airways resistance measurement?

  A. 4
  B. 3
  C. 2
  D. 1
  A. 4

• Question 70:

  A 6-year-old child has a history of repeated episodes of wheezing and shortness of breath. A pulmonary function technologist has difficulty obtaining repeatable spirometry results. Which of the following tests should be performed next?

  A. MVV
  B. DLco
  C. SGaw
  D. SpO2
  A. MVV