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 |
Related Information in Haz-Map |
Diseases |
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