A Successful Spirometry Effort Is One in Which the Patient

question 99

Multiple Choice

A successful spirometry effort is one in which the patient

• A) exhales slowly and continuously.
• B) blows into the mouthpiece as hard and as fast as possible.
• C) breathes normally into the machine for at least 5 minutes.
• D) inhales and exhales repeatedly into the mouthpiece.

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