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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD
Overview
There are no other diagnostic studies associated with [disease name].
OR
[Diagnostic study] may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
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Other diagnostic studies for [disease name] include [diagnostic study 1], which demonstrates [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3], and [diagnostic study 2], which demonstrates [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other diagnostic studies for pneumoconiosis include: [1] [2] [3]
- Pulmonary function tests (PFT), which demonstrates:
- Decreased FEV1 and FEV1/FVC ratio
- Decreased DLCO
- Decreased compliance
References
- ↑ Wang XR, Christiani DC (2000). "Respiratory symptoms and functional status in workers exposed to silica, asbestos, and coal mine dusts". J Occup Environ Med. 42 (11): 1076–84. doi:10.1097/00043764-200011000-00009. PMID 11094786.
- ↑ Bégin R, Ostiguy G, Cantin A, Bergeron D (1988). "Lung function in silica-exposed workers. A relationship to disease severity assessed by CT scan". Chest. 94 (3): 539–45. doi:10.1378/chest.94.3.539. PMID 3409733.
- ↑ "American Thoracic Society. Medical Section of the American Lung Association: The diagnosis of nonmalignant diseases related to asbestos". Am Rev Respir Dis. 134 (2): 363–8. 1986. doi:10.1164/arrd.1986.134.2.363. PMID 3740660.