Evaluation of the impact of alveolar nitrogen excretion on indices derived from multiple breath nitrogen washout.

A large body of evidence has now accumulated describing the advantages of multiple breath washout tests over conventional spirometry in cystic fibrosis (CF). Although the majority of studies have used exogenous sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) as the tracer gas this has also led to an increased interest i...

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Main Authors: Niklas Nielsen, Jorgen G Nielsen, Alex R Horsley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3767817?pdf=render