Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease

Table 2

Pulmonary function tests from Case 2.

	2 June 2016	27 April 2017	26 April 2018	23 May 2019	1 November 2019	23 July 2020
FVC
L	2.32	2.36	2.40	2.21	2.11	1.80
% predicted	70	72	74	74	71	61
FEV1
L	1.68	1.71	1.67	1.68	1.61	1.54
% predicted	67	69	68	72	69	67
FEV1/FVC	73	73	70	76	76	85
DLCO
mL/mmHg/min	14.93	17.13	14.57	13.76	14.86	11.50
% predicted	69	80	69	65	71	55

DL_CO: diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide; FEV₁: forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC: forced vital capacity.