Pulmonary Function Testing: A Comprehensive Guide for CPFT and RPFT Exams

Stay ahead in your career as a pulmonary function technologist with Ruppel’s Manual of Pulmonary Function Testing, 11th Edition. This authoritative guide serves as an on-the-job reference, preparing you for the CPFT and RPFT credentialing examinations. Written by renowned expert Carl Mottram, this bestseller provides in-depth coverage of common pulmonary function tests, testing techniques, and the pathophysiology behind each test.

Comprehensive Coverage for Accurate Test Results

This book covers essential information on equipment, computers, and quality assurance, enabling you to develop the skills necessary to identify and assess lung abnormalities and conditions, including asthma, COPD, emphysema, and cystic fibrosis.

Premium Study Features for Exam Success

• Entry- and Advanced-Level Objectives: Prepare for success on the Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist and Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist credentialing examinations, following the content guidelines suggested by the CPFT and RPFT exam matrices from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• How To Boxes: Step-by-step guidelines for performing pulmonary function tests, eliminating guesswork and ensuring accurate results.
• PFT Tips: Highlighting and reinforcing crucial Pulmonary Function Testing information in every chapter.
• Case Studies: Problem-solving challenges for common clinical cases, including case history, PFT testing results, technologist comments, and questions and answers.
• Convenient Study Features: Key terms, chapter outlines, learning objectives, suggested readings, a glossary, and self-assessment questions.

Authoritative and Comprehensive Resource

This guide provides state-of-the-art information, eliminating the need to search for information in other sources. Criteria for Acceptability and Repeatability are included in each test section, along with Interpretive Strategies to help you adhere to recognized testing standards.

New and Updated Content

This edition reflects the latest guidelines, testing procedure recommendations, and interpretive strategies from the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society and the newest guidelines for exercise testing from the American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians. Summary Points at the end of chapters reinforce important entry-level and advanced-level concepts.

Product Details: ISBN-13: 9780323445603, Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences, Publication date: January 11, 2017, Pages: 528