Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; FEV 1 , forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity; HRCT, high resolution computed tomography; ILD, interstitial lung disease; P(A-a)O 2 , difference between alveolar and arterial pressure; PaO 2 , arterial oxygen tension; TLCO, carbon monoxide transfer factor; VC, vital capacity.*Modified from American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society recommendations. 2 {In the immunocompetent adult the presence of all of the major diagnostic criteria as well as at least three of the four minor criteria increases the likelihood of a correct clinical diagnosis of IPF.{The requirement for transbronchial lung biopsy/bronchoalveolar lavage within the diagnostic criteria for IPF is currently under review.
Source: Thorax
Authors: A U Wells, N Hirani
Institutions: Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Royal Brompton Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2103258766