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Do We Need Exercise Tests to Detect Gas Exchange Impairment in Fibrotic Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias?

In patients with fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (f-IIP), the diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) has been used to predict abnormal gas exchange in the lung. However, abnormal values for arterial blood gases during exercise are likely to be the most sensitive manifestations of l...

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Autores principales: Wallaert, Benoit, Wemeau-Stervinou, Lidwine, Salleron, Julia, Tillie-Leblond, Isabelle, Perez, Thierry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3414054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22900170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/657180