A Standardized Breath Holding Technique for the Clinical Measurement of the Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide 1

M Ogilvie, C; Förster, Robert; S. Blakemore, William; W. Morton, James

doi:10.1172/jci103402

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A Standardized Breath Holding Technique for the Clinical Measurement of the Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide 1

Published in Journal of Clinical Investigation • Jan 1, 1957

Authors:

C M Ogilvie

Robert Förster

William S. Blakemore

Abstract

Previous publications from this laboratory have described (1, 2) a modification of the Krogh breath holding technique for measuring the pulmonary diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DL).6 This test can be performed quickly and simply and does not require arterial blood analyses. It has recently ...

Subject

Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity

Diffusing capacity

Carbon monoxide

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