Version 2.77

Part Description

LP72464-8   Diffusion capacity.carbon monoxide
Diffusing capacity (DLCO) is the carbon monoxide uptake from a single inspiration in a standard time (usually 10 sec). Since air consists of very minute or trace quantities of carbon monoxide (CO), 10 seconds is considered to be the standard time for inhalation, then rapidly blow it out (exhale). The exhaled gas is tested to determine how much of the tracer gas was absorbed during the breath. This will pick up diffusion impairments, for instance in pulmonary fibrosis. This must be corrected for anemia (because rapid CO diffusion is dependent on hemoglobin in RBC's; a low hemoglobin concentration, anemia, will reduce DLCO) and pulmonary hemorrhage (excess RBC's in the interstitium or alveoli can absorb CO and artificially increase the DLCO capacity). Atmospheric pressure and/or altitude will also affect measured DLCO, and so a correction factor is needed to adjust for standard pressure. Online calculators are available to correct for hemoglobin levels and altitude and/or pressure where the measurement was taken. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Wikipedia

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Diffusion capacity.carbon monoxide/predicted
Property
RelFldConduct
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Diff cap.CO/Predicted

Basic Attributes

Class
PULM
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.71
Last Updated
Version 2.71
Order vs. Observation
Both

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
it-IT Italian (Italy) Capacità di diffusione.monossido di carbonio/Previsto:RelFldConduct:Pt:Apparato respiratorio:Qn:
Synonyms: Gestione ventilazione polmonare Punto nel tempo (episodio)
zh-CN Chinese (China) 弥散量.一氧化碳/预计法:相对流体弥散系数:时间点:呼吸系统:定量型:
Synonyms: (弥散容量 CO RelFldConduct;Relative Fluid Conductivity;相对流体弥散系数(弥散率、弥散百分比、传导系数、传导率、传导百分比、扩散系数、扩散率、扩散百分比) 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 呼吸道标本(样品、样本);呼吸系统标本(样品、样本) 弥散容量 弥散量(弥散容量).一氧化碳(CO);弥散容量.一氧化碳;一氧化碳弥散量 推算法 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 肺部测量指标与呼吸机管理

Example Units

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LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
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