Desaturation - distance ratio: a new concept for a functional assessment of interstitial lung diseases

Desaturation - distance ratio: a new concept for a functional assessment of interstitial lung diseases

INTRODUCTION: The functional evaluation has become increasingly important in the understanding and management of patients with interstitial lung diseases. The cardiopulmonary exercise test and the six-minute walk test (6MWT), through their isolated variables, have been used to do this evaluation, wi...

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Main Authors: Suzana Pinheiro Pimenta, Renata Barbosa da Rocha, Bruno Guedes Baldi, Alexandre de Melo Kawassaki, Ronaldo Adib Kairalla, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2010-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
The six-minute walk test
Pulmonary function tests
Interstitial lung diseases
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010000900005

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