What Use, Other Than Prognostic Value, Can Serial Pulmonary Function

question 40

Multiple Choice

What use, other than prognostic value, can serial pulmonary function tests provide for the management of interstitial lung disease patients?

• A)determine the degree of refractory hypoxemia
• B)establish the need for lung transplantation
• C)guide the type of oxygen therapy delivered

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