Hard Skills
AdvancedBronchoscopyThe use of a flexible or rigid fiber-optic instrument to visualize and sample the interior of the tracheobronchial tree for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
AdvancedPulmonary Function Testing (PFT) InterpretationThe analysis of physiological tests measuring lung volumes, capacities, and gas exchange to diagnose respiratory impairment.
ExpertMechanical Ventilation ManagementThe titration and adjustment of life-support machines to maintain adequate gas exchange in critically ill patients.
AdvancedThoracentesisA medical procedure to remove fluid or air from the pleural space for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes using a needle or catheter.