PFT (pulmonary function test): Difference between revisions
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**Done on the wards, using a wheeled spirometry machines (these are a metal box about 1-2 foot cubed) -- except as in the exclusions below | **Done on the wards, using a wheeled spirometry machines (these are a metal box about 1-2 foot cubed) -- except as in the exclusions below | ||
*The following are NOT included: | *The following are NOT included: | ||
**Use of a Peak Flow meter --- this isn't true PFT testing, it's just a quick and dirty assessment of obstruction | **Use of a Peak Flow meter --- this isn't true PFT testing, it's just a quick and dirty assessment of obstruction with a small, plastic, handheld device | ||
**"Walking Oximetry" testing -- note these can be done by RTs either in the PFT lab or in a clinic, or even on a ward | **"Walking Oximetry" testing -- note these can be done by RTs either in the PFT lab or in a clinic, or even on a ward | ||
**"Six Minute Walk" testing -- note these can be done by RTs either in the PFT lab or in a clinic, or even on a ward | **"Six Minute Walk" testing -- note these can be done by RTs either in the PFT lab or in a clinic, or even on a ward | ||