Normal DLCO - CORRECT ANSWER 25 ml/min/mmHg
DLCO is expressed as .. - CORRECT ANSWER STPD
Norm DLCO value is based off of... - CORRECT ANSWER age, height, sex, gender, race
DLCO is ? related to lung volume - CORRECT ANSWER directly
Obstructive disease has ? DLCO and no ? in VA - COR...
the only obstructive lung disease in which DLCO is decrease due to loss of AC membrane - CORRECT
ANSWER emphysema
what other diseases will DLCO be decreased with - CORRECT ANSWER pulm. edema & pneumonia
, what will pt be given if diffusion keeps dropping? - CORRECT ANSWER chronic steroids
cardiac insufficiency causes a ? DLCO because the blood isnt being pumped through the ? - CORRECT
ANSWER decrease, body
DLCO test: how many minutes should lapse in between tests? how many tests are allowed? - CORRECT
ANSWER 4 minutes, should not exceed 5 tests
DLCO test: IVC must be ? or greater of previous best ? - CORRECT ANSWER 85%, VC
DLCO test: ? or more acceptable tests should be reported within ? of largest volume or ? - CORRECT
ANSWER 2, 10% , 300ml
DLCO test: T or F: men have slightly lower values than women - CORRECT ANSWER F
DLCO test: T or F: in a healthy person, the DLCO can increase 2-3x during exercise - CORRECT ANSWER T
DLCO decreased in restrictive due to... - CORRECT ANSWER fibrotic changes
What does radiation therapy to do lungs? - CORRECT ANSWER fibrotic changes, decrease DLCO
what drugs can also decrease DLCO? - CORRECT ANSWER chemotherapy drugs, anti rejection drugs
FEF25-75% is ? in obstructive - CORRECT ANSWER decreased
FET is ? in obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER increased
DLCO/VA in obstruction? restriction? - CORRECT ANSWER o - decreased
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