Do We Need Exercise Tests to Detect Gas Exchange Impairment in Fibrotic Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias?

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Correlation between DLCO (percent predicted) and resting PaO₂, P(A-a)O₂, peak, oxygen desaturation during 6MWT and VD/VT, peak in fibrotic IIP.

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