DLCO: Sample balloon versus real-time gas analysis
The manager of a nearby PFT Lab made an interesting statement recently, and that was that DLCO measurements made with a sample balloon were superior to those made with a real-time gas analyzer. I t…
Month January 2014
The GLFI TLCO Task Force is open for business
Late in 2012 the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLFI) released their reference equations for spirometry. Although not without some criticism this was an important step towards the development of …
What’s normal about DLCO?
The lungs are the gas exchange organ of the body. The mechanical aspects of the lung, which do of course have a bearing on gas exchange, can be assessed by spirometry and lung volume tests but for …