The single breath diffusing capacity measurement as a predictor of exercise induced oxygen desaturation in patients with silicosis.

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• Personal Author:
  Mezic E ; Murphy DM ; Nicewicz JT ; Rambaran N ; Ratkalkar K
• Description:
  An investigation was conducted to determine the capacity of the single breath diffusing capacity measurement to predict exercise induced hypoxemia in patients with both simple and conglomerate silicosis. Of the nine subjects examined, 44 to 72 years of age, four had simple silicosis and five had conglomerate silicosis. Two had a normal resting single breath diffusing capacity. One of these two had a decrement in arterial oxygen tension of 11 torr on exercise. Seven of the nine with resting single breath diffusing capacity of less than 80% of predicted had decrements in arterial oxygen tension ranging from 5 to 20 torr on exercise. Three of those with conglomerate silicosis had decrements in oxygen saturation of more than 5% on exercise. The results indicated that the single breath diffusing capacity measurement at rest appeared to predict exercise induced decrements in arterial oxygen tension and/or oxygen saturation. Abnormalities in gas exchange as demonstrated by increased alveolar atrial oxygen difference and dead space/tidal volume ratios were observed in all subjects during exercise.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Health Personnel Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Dust Inhalation Lung Disease Lung Function Lung Irritants Physical Exercise Pulmonary Function Tests Respiratory System Disorders Silica Dusts
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1481-1484
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00198713
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the VIIth International Pneumoconioses Conference, August 23-26, 1988, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 90-108, 1990 Nov; (Part II):1481-1484
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Part Number:
  II
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the VIIth International Pneumoconioses Conference, August 23-26, 1988, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180626/cdc_180626_DS1.pdf
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