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Why would the gas transfer factor be low if you had interstitial lung disease?
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Thick membrane: In interstitial lung disease the membranes that oxygen has to pass through to get into from your airways into your bloodstream is thickened. This produces a decrease in the dlco which is a measure of "gas transferability.".
Answered 4/23/2014
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