FVC progression for combined pulmonary fibrosis emphysema CPFE may be misleading
- related: combined pulmonary fibrosis emphysema CPFE
- tags: #permanent
- normally one follows FVC for ILD to monitor progression
- Decline in FVC in CPFE may not happen due to emphysema1
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- combined pulmonary fibrosis emphysema CPFE
- PFT finding in combined pulmonary fibrosis emphysema CPFE shows normal volume, reduced DLCO
Footnotes
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Jankowich MD, Rounds SIS. Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema syndrome: a review. Chest. 2012;141(1):222-231. [PubMed](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/PMID 22215830) ↩