Test patient heart or lung functioning.

Test patient heart or lung functioning. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 6 occupations and seen in 11 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient health. in Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 11 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 7 (64%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• 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. · Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems. · Critical Care Nurses · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Test and measure patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data. · Physical Therapists · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Conduct tests, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), stress testing, or lung capacity tests, to evaluate patients' cardiopulmonary functions. · Respiratory Therapists · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Perform pulmonary function and adjust equipment to obtain optimum results in therapy. · Respiratory Therapists · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Conduct stress tests, using electrocardiograph (EKG) machines. · Exercise Physiologists · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Use a variety of testing techniques to assist doctors in cardiac or pulmonary research or to diagnose disorders. · Respiratory Therapists · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Measure oxygen consumption or lung functioning, using spirometers. · Exercise Physiologists · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments. · Cardiologists · exposure with tools
• Conduct exercise electrocardiogram tests to monitor cardiovascular activity under stress. · Cardiologists · exposure with tools
• Conduct tests of the pulmonary system, using a spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment. · Cardiologists · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
• Critical Care Nurses
• Physical Therapists
• Respiratory Therapists
• Exercise Physiologists
• Cardiologists

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Test patient heart or lung functioning.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/test-patient-heart-or-lung-functioning}
}