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DLCO logo #21000 DLCO or TLCO (diffusing capacity or transfer factor of the lung for carbon monoxide (CO),) is the extent to which oxygen passes from the air sacs of the lungs into the blood. Commonly, it refers to the test used to determine this parameter. It was introduced in 1909. ==Mechanism of The DLCO Test== This test involves measuring the partial pressure ...
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DLCO

DLCO logo #21001diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide.
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