There was a strong association between erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)/C-reactive protein (CRP) and the HRCT-score. Pulmonary function tests revealed impaired diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide and total lung capacity, and coexistence of small airway lesions in pSS-interstitial lung disease. ...
Pulmonary function tests FEV1: Forced expiratory volume in 1s FVC: Forced vital capacity RV: Residual volume TLC: Total lung capacity RPDAI: Relapsing polychondritis disease activity index References: Lahmer T, Treiber M, von Werder A, Foerger F, Knopf A, Heemann U, et al. Relapsing...
Change in pulmonary functional parameters over time may be prognostically useful. However, variability among PFTs confounds interpretation. Measurement of FVC is less variable than TLC or DLCO[2] and is best suited for serial measurements. Improvement or stability in VC or DLCOwith therapy is assoc...
Lung function tests were performed according to ATS/ERS guidelines to obtain FEV1, FVC, TLC and DLCO percentages7. High-resolution computed tomography of the chest (HRCT) was performed in all patients and interpreted by experienced radiologists. Diagnosis was formulated in a context of ...
Abstract Importance Race and ethnicity are routinely used to inform pulmonary function test (PFT) interpretation. However, there is no biological justification for such use, and it may reinforce health disparities. Objective To compare the PFT interpretations produced with race-neutral and race-specific...
Air trapping, often attested in humans by elevated residual volume (RV) and ratio of RV on total lung capacity (RV/TLC), is frequently observed in asthma. Confirming these alterations in experimental asthma would be important for translational purposes. Herein, lung volumes were investigated in a...
Lung function ventilation tests were added without incorporating, such as forced vital capacity (FVC)and total lung capacity (TLC) [29], for only a small subset of patients having these records in the electronic medical records. Some patients had received treatment before being transferred to our...
CAT score 0.6 ± 0.9 8.9 ± 4.3 10.1 ± 3.1 <0.001 <0.001 Familiar History** 11 (65) 6 (40) 2 (12) 0.009 0.040 * Anova or Wilcoxon or chi-squared test as appropriate. **Familiar history: i.e. positive for respiratory diseases (such as asthma, COPD or interstitial lung disease)....
Pulmonary function test All patients underwent pulmonary function tests based on the guideline of spirometry [13]. The following respiratory parameters were measured: forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), FEV1/FVC ratio, peak expiratory flow (PEF), maximum expiratory...
No statistically significant differences were observed in the baseline characteristics, including age, sex, and baseline pulmonary function test results, between the IPF and non-IPF groups. Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with interstitial lung disease and lung cancer at lung cancer ...