This webcast will summarize the main topics discussed at the AARC Journal Conference "Pulmonary Function Testing" held in Tampa FL, March 2011. Questions addressed during this meeting include clinical indications for commonly performed tests, interpretation guidelines and reference values, and future considerations for lung function laboratories.
Original webcast date: February 28, 2013
Approved for 1.0 CRCE Hour
**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**
- Discuss at least one quality issue related to selecting personnel to work in a pulmonary function lab
- Identify at least one clinical indication for measuring lung volumes
- Describe a bronchial challenge test that uses an "indirect" agent
- Suggest why using the LLN may be preferable to using % predicted
- Name a new method for COPD screening