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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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