gas transfer

[Muttley123]

hi all, could any of you lovely people ,please explain to me what this means, as i havent really got a clue , gas transfer 38% from 61% copd , thank you

[Hidden]

Your lungs are like filters lets say and if we say 100% is brand new.

Then 60% is blocked and is only working Then it drops 37% you would say the filtter is pretty blocked tosted.

Here's link might explane it further

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[Muttley123 in reply to Hidden]

thank you

[dall05]

Hi Muttley,

Gas transfer is how well you exchange oxygen into the blood stream on the in breath and carbon dioxide out of the blood on the out breath.

When you have a full spirometry lung function test it is called DLCO on the results sheet.

Mine is now around 23% of what it should be for a person of my age and build which is why I'm on the transplant list. My consultant told me that when it reaches around 30% they start considering transplant as an option.

Poor gas transfer is normally caused by scarring of the Alveoli as it is in my case with Pulmonary Fibrosis.

[Muttley123 in reply to dall05]

thank you, i am 5ft 11 , age 54