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Other Names for Lung Function Tests
- Lung diffusion testing; also called diffusing capacity and diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide, or DLCO
- Pulmonary function tests, or PFTs
Arterial blood gas tests also are called blood gas analyses or ABGs.
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