Diffusion lung capacity for carbon

Tomasz Piorunek

ISSN: 1505-8409

Przewodnik Lekarza/Guide for GPs Supplement

Current supplement Archive Guide for GPs

1/2007
vol. 1

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Diffusion lung capacity for carbon

Tomasz Piorunek

Przew Lek 2007; 1: 55-56

Online publish date: 2007/03/21

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Measurement of the diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) provides information regarding pulmonary gas transfer. A reduced DLCO often signifies pulmonary parenchymal and vascular disorders. A high DLCO is recognized in some clinical conditions such as obesity, asthma and left-right intracardiac shunt. Interpreting the DLCO in conjunction with assessment of lung volumes and flows may assist in diagnosing the underlying disease.

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Diffusion lung capacity for carbon

Tomasz Piorunek

lung diseases, diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide, pulmonary function testing