Question 11

A polarographic oxygen analyzer used to measure expired gas in a metabolic system should always be calibrated with
  • Question 12

    A patient with severe airflow limitation pants too rapidly (> 3 breaths/second) against a closed shutter in a body plethysmograph. Which of the following will occur?
  • Question 13

    While setting up an exercise laboratory in a city with an altitude of 8,600 ft (2,775 m), a pulmonary function technologist notices the fuel cellO2analyzer is displaying 15.2%. Which of the following is the best explanation for this finding?
  • Question 14

    A 45-year-old female with sarcoidosis has pulmonary function tests annually. The following data have been recorded:

    A pulmonary function technologist should conclude that
  • Question 15

    The following arterial blood gas results are obtained during the final workload of a cardiopulmonary exercise test:

    Which of the following best explains these results?