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O*NET detailed work activityTest patient heart or lung functioning
Stays humanHands-on care
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Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient health, under the O*NET work activity group Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 11 stays human).
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- Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems.
- Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress testing, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.
- Test and measure patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.
- Conduct tests, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), stress testing, or lung capacity tests, to evaluate patients' cardiopulmonary functions.
- Conduct stress tests, using electrocardiograph (EKG) machines.
- Use a variety of testing techniques to assist doctors in cardiac or pulmonary research or to diagnose disorders.
- Measure oxygen consumption or lung functioning, using spirometers.
- Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.
- Conduct exercise electrocardiogram tests to monitor cardiovascular activity under stress.
- Conduct tests of the pulmonary system, using a spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment.