Practise Pulmonary Function Technology Examination with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) · NBRC Detailed Content Outline effective October 2022, currently listed by the issuer as of 2026-10-15. The workbook label 'Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT/RPFT)' maps to one Pulmonary Function Technology Examination: its lower cut score awards CPFT and its higher cut score awards RPFT.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- NBRC — Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist
- NBRC — Content Outlines
- Pulmonary Function Technology Examination Detailed Content Outline — Effective October 2022
- NBRC — ATS and ERS Update Standards Critical for Exam Preparation
- AARC — Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Standardization of Spirometry 2019 Update — Official ATS/ERS Technical Statement
- ERS/ATS Standardisation of the Measurement of Lung Volumes — 2023 Update
- 2017 ERS/ATS Standards for Single-Breath Carbon Monoxide Uptake in the Lung
- ERS/ATS Technical Standard on Interpretive Strategies for Routine Lung Function Tests — 2022
- Official ERS/ATS Technical Standard: Field Walking Tests in Chronic Respiratory Disease — 2014
- AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Blood Gas Analysis and Hemoximetry — 2013
- AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines: Capillary Blood Gas Sampling for Neonatal and Pediatric Patients — 2022
- AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Aerosol Delivery Device Selection for Spontaneously Breathing Patients — 2012
- ERS Technical Standard: General Considerations and Performance of Methacholine Challenge Tests — 2017
- ATS/ERS Statement on Respiratory Muscle Testing — 2002
- FDA — Pulse Oximeters
- CDC — Clinical Safety: Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers
- ERS Statement on Standardisation of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Chronic Lung Diseases — 2019
- ATS/ACCP Statement on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing — 2003
- Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Pulmonary Function Testing Interpretation — 2023
Pulmonary Function Technology Examination
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A spirometer measures a certified 3.00-L syringe injection as 3.12 L at high flow. Low- and intermediate-flow checks measure 3.01 L and 3.02 L. Under the 2019 ATS/ERS verification standard, what is the best action?
Pulmonary Function Technology Examination
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I. Instrumentation / Equipment
C. Perform Quality Control — Calibration syringes
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