Certified pulmonary function technician

A Certified Pulmonary Function Technician (CPFT) is a technician who is at least a Certified Respiratory Therapist and at most a Registered Respiratory Therapist that has successuly passed the national certification exam.^[1] A pulmonary function technician assists a Registered Pulmonary Function Technician with performing function tests on patients. Tests are done both inpatient and outpatient and in specialty clinics such as asthma clinics and sleep centers.

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^ National Board of Respiratory Care, CPFT Examination

[1] National Board of Respiratory Care, CPFT Examination

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v t e Respiratory therapy
Occupations	Respiratory therapist Registered respiratory therapist
Degrees	Associate of Science in Respiratory Care Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care Master of Science in Respiratory Care
Specialties	Neonatal/Pediatric intensive care medicine Emergency Sleep disorder Medical transport
Other	Lambda Beta Respiratory driven protocols College of Respiratory Therapy Timeline of respiratory therapy National Board for Respiratory Care

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