User: Fizan Abdullah, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, Md. Project: Studying the alveolar capillary membrane at the air/liquid interface of the lung. Problem: In the lung, cells that line ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows.

Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of ... Rapid deterioration of the patient did not allow extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support to be initiated and pulmonary biopsy ...

The diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) is used to measure the body's ability to transfer oxygen across the alveolar-capillary membrane. [1] Internists use this test to ...

A stable gas at physiologic temperatures, carbon monoxide diffuses rapidly across the alveolar capillary membrane and binds tightly to iron centers in hemoglobin and other hemoproteins.

Background—Pulmonary diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (Dlco), alveolar capillary membrane diffusing capacity (Dm), and pulmonary capillary blood volume (Vc) are all significantly reduced after ...