Facing the noise: Addressing the endemic variability in D LCO testing

Respiratory Care

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-25

  McCormack, Meredith C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Diffusing capacity; Lung function; Pulmonary function; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGLE BREATH DIFFUSING CAPACITY OF THE LUNG FOR CARBON MONOXIDE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84856808923     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01435     Document Type: Conference Paper

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