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"Severely Reduced DLCO" Return to previous page 7/30/2020 855 Views 7 Answers Last Activity: 10 months ago, Jean IA State Captain Tags: DLCO reduced DLCO Severely reduced DLCO Question: 0 Minuteman3 12 months ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel "Severely Reduced DLCO" Minuteman3 12 months ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments I had a recent increase in need for oxygen therapy. My lung doctor had me do some blood tests, an Xray, an ECHO, a Pulmonary Function Test and a CT Angiogram. This is what he reported findng: "Dr. XXXXs interpretation is: PFT's show mild COPD with a severely reduced DLCO (refers to the transfer of CO2)." My question is would the severely reduced DLCO be the cause of my increase in Oxygen? As far as I can find DLCO is the transfer of carbon dioxide out of the lungs by the alveoli. My 'mild' copd feels 10 times worse than it was previously. Thanks
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