Certified pulmonary function technician

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In the United States, Certified Pulmonary Function Technician (CPFT) is a medical technician who is at least a Certified Respiratory Therapist and at most a Registered Respiratory Therapist that has successfully 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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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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