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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"diffusing capacity"”.
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Clinical evaluation of fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
… care. Measurements were made of forced vitalcapacity (FVC), and quality adjusted life years (QALYs). All-cause mortality, costs, and adverse events were recorded. Co-trimoxazole had no effect on measures of lung function. However in those adhering to treatment, co-trimoxazole showed a …
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Lung function in smokers - Aspects on COPD diagnosis and associations to atherosclerosis and alcohol consumption
… examined with spirometry, body plethysmography, diffusing capacity for CO (DL,CO), IOS and ultrasonography of the internal carotid artery. They also answered questionnaires and blood samples were collected. The results show differences in DL,CO, residual volume and respiratory symptoms between …
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Lung function in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Cape Town, South Africa
… volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1/FVC, diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide, respiratory system compliance and functional residual capacity; and higher airway resistance and lung clearance index compared to HIV-uninfected adolescents, p< 0.05 for all. At 24 …
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Improved Visualization and Quantification for Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI
… of spirometry and plethysmography, and diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO). However, these metrics are effort-dependent, tend to have poor reproducibility, and measure lung as a whole, which allow subtle or regional diseases to be ‘hidden’. Alternatively, computed …