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<p><b>Diffusing capacity</b> of the lung (D<sub>L</sub>) (also known as transfer factor) measures the transfer of gas from air in the lung, to the <a href="page.php?w=red_blood_cell">red blood cell</a>s in lung blood vessels.  It is part of a comprehensive series of <a href="page.php?w=pulmonary_function_testing">pulmonary function tests</a> to determine the overall ability of the <a href="page.php?w=lung">lung</a> to transport gas into and out of the blood.  D<sub>L</sub>, especially <a href="page.php?w=DLCO">D<sub>LCO</sub></a>, is reduced in</p><p>
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