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It's only me again.
I had a pulmonary function test at Mayo three months ago and one at U of F (Shands) this week. Mayo didn't include the raw data and Dr. Pulley wanted to do one of his own. It looks like U of F doesn't do specific tests of respiratory muscle strength and Mayo does???
Anyway, I don't see Dr. Pulley until late March and I saw some research that indicated the RV levels in a sample of ALS patients were HIGH and TLC was normal or close to normal at their first PFT. However, in all the other general research it says that RV levels with restrictive disorders decrease. I'm confused.
I'm attaching the two tests.
Kim
I had a pulmonary function test at Mayo three months ago and one at U of F (Shands) this week. Mayo didn't include the raw data and Dr. Pulley wanted to do one of his own. It looks like U of F doesn't do specific tests of respiratory muscle strength and Mayo does???
Anyway, I don't see Dr. Pulley until late March and I saw some research that indicated the RV levels in a sample of ALS patients were HIGH and TLC was normal or close to normal at their first PFT. However, in all the other general research it says that RV levels with restrictive disorders decrease. I'm confused.
I'm attaching the two tests.
Kim