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What's the job really like? Laura Young Respiratory Physiologist From exercise to respiratory physiology Respiratory physiologist Laura Young learned the foundations of physiology and how to use exercise physiology in clinical practice while studying for her undergraduate and master's degrees. After she graduated, a job came up as a respiratory physiologist at an Auckland clinic, which utilised her exercise physiology qualifications and allowed her to develop her skills and knowledge in another area. "As a respiratory physiologist, having a background in exercise physiology is useful. I work on research projects where I get to make use of my exercise physiologist skills and knowledge. There is some overlap between respiratory, sleep and exercise physiology so our knowledge base is quite transferable. " What does the job involve? "We perform a variety of tests which assess all aspects of lung function, including maximum exercise tolerance, for a wide range of respiratory symptoms. We also see a large variety of patients.