Medical technologists for functional diagnostics in pulmonary function testing
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Overview
In pulmonary function diagnostics, medical technologists for functional diagnostics measure lung volumes, airway resistance and lung compliance, for example with spirometry and body plethysmography, and determine blood gases. Their procedures also include provocation tests. They perform examinations independently on a physician's order, compile the results and present them for evaluation. During the examination they check results for plausibility and assure the quality of the examination process. They prepare, check and maintain the devices and look after patients of all ages during measurements.
Profession by country
Fields of use and typical tasks
Pulmonale Funktionsdiagnostik
Evidence from: DE, AT, CH
- Perform whole-body plethysmography and spirometry
- Perform diffusion capacity measurement
- Perform cardiopulmonary exercise testing
- Perform non-specific bronchial provocation and respiratory drive measurement
- Perform capillary and arterial blood gas analyses at rest and during bicycle ergometer exercise
- Perform FeNO measurement and allergen-specific nasal and bronchial provocation in the allergy laboratory
Specializations
Devices and systems they use
- Spirometer
- Body plethysmograph
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) system
- Blood gas analyser
- Diffusing capacity measurement system (DLCO)
- Handheld pulse oximeter
- Actigraph
- Exercise stress test system
- Non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP) device
- FeNO analyser
- Home sleep apnoea screening device
- Peak flow meter
- Oxygen delivery interface
- Nebuliser
Who they work with
- Pulmonologists who order and evaluate examinations
Frequently asked questions
Who performs the pulmonary function test, and who reports it?
The medical technologists perform the physician-ordered examination independently and present the compiled results to the physician for evaluation.
Which procedures are part of everyday work?
Spirometry, body plethysmography, blood gas measurement and provocation tests are named.
Who looks after the measuring devices?
Preparing, checking and maintaining the medical devices is part of the group's tasks.
Is measurement quality checked during the examination?
Yes, they perform plausibility checks during the examination, adapt the procedure if necessary and assure the quality of process and results.
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Sources
- MTA Funktionsdiagnostik: Fachgebiete und Berufsbild, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (DE)
- Ausbildung zur/zum Medizinischen Technolog:in für Funktionsdiagnostik (MTF), Zentralklinik Bad Berka (DE)
- MT-Berufe-Gesetz (MTBG) § 11: Ausbildungsziel für Medizinische Technologinnen und Medizinische Technologen für Funktionsdiagnostik, Bundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz (DE)
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik V: Funktionsbereiche, LMU Klinikum München (DE)
- Innere Medizin 4, Pneumologie: Schwerpunkte und Leistungen, Kepler Universitätsklinikum (AT)
- Infofolder Bachelorstudium Biomedizinische Analytik, FH Campus Wien, Department Gesundheitswissenschaften (AT)
- Anmeldeformular Lungenfunktionslabor, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Klinik für Pneumologie (CH)
- Stellenausschreibung Med. Praxisassistent/in oder Fachfrau/Fachmann Gesundheit Lungenfunktionslabor, Kantonsspital Aarau AG (über jobup.ch) (CH)
- Pulmonary Function Laboratory, RWJBarnabas Health, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick (US)
- Pulmonary Function Labs, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Division of Allergy and Immunology (US)
- Pulmonary Function Testing, The University of Tennessee Medical Center (US)