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

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1394-1400

  Mohsenifar, Zab ^a   Lee, Shing M ^b   Diaz, Philip ^g   Criner, Gerard ^d   Sciurba, Frank ^f   Ginsburg, Mark ^e   Wise, Robert A ^c  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusing capacity; Emphysema; Exercise tests; Gas exchange; Lung disease; Pao2

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPHYSEMA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST;

EID: 0037541116     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.5.1394     Document Type: Article

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