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Symptom/Finding restrictive defect
Description Low forced vital capacity (FVC); FVC is the total volume of air that can be forcefully expired. ". . . low FVC may imply restrictive physiology but cannot and should not be relied on as the sole indicator of lung volume status." [Sullivan, p. 215]
Category Pulmonary Function
ICD-9 Code 794.2
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Last updated: January, 2009