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Lung diffusion testing

Diffusing capacity; DLCO test

Lamberto C, Nunes H, Le Toumelin P, Duperron F, Valeyre D, Clerici C. Membrane and capillary blood components of diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide in pulmonary sarcoidosis: relation to exercise gas exchange. Chest. 2004 Jun;125(6):2061-8.

Mohsenifar Z, Lee SM, Diaz P, et al. Single-Breath Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide: A Predictor of PaO2, Maximum Work Rate, and Walking Distance in Patients With Emphysema. Chest 123: 1394-1400.

Review Date: 08/10/2005
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.