Increased expiratory flows identify early interstitial lung disease

Increased expiratory flows identify early interstitial lung disease

BACKGROUND: Most interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) manifest with a restrictive ventilatory defect as the common physiologic abnormality. Low carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (Dlco) is considered to be the earliest abnormality on pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in patients with ILD. However, its me...

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Main Authors: Sami Mohammed Alyami, Onofre Moran-Mendoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
expiratory flows
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
interstitial lung diseases
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2023;volume=18;issue=3;spage=152;epage=155;aulast=Alyami

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http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2023;volume=18;issue=3;spage=152;epage=155;aulast=Alyami

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