Which of the following is a suitable policy for following Standard Precautions in a pulmonary function laboratory?

A patient who is about to begin pulmonary function testing is visibly upset and complains to a pulmonary function technologist that she felt a receptionist was rude to her. Which of the following should the technologist do?

In a patient with neuromuscular disease, which of the following is the best way to detect airway obstruction?

A physician orders smoking cessation counseling for a 60-year-old male with a new diagnosis of CHF and COPD. The patient has failed several attempts to quit smoking using nicotine gum. Which of the following should a pulmonary function technologist recommend?

Prior to an exercise study, a pulmonary function technologist finds that the patient's RER is 1.13. Which of the following best explains this finding?