Pneumocystis pneumonia increases the clearance rate of inhaled /sup 99m/Tc DTPA from lung to blood

Journal Article · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · Chest; (United States)

OSTI ID:6378192

Jones, D K; Higenbottam, T W

Despite no radiographic change, a patient with Pneumocystis pneumonia showed increased clearance of inhaled /sup 99m/Tc DTPA from lung to blood. Gas transfer for carbon monoxide was also reduced, but improved with treatment. This was paralleled by serial increase in the t1/2 LB.

• Research Organization: Papworth Hospital, Cambridgeshire, England
• OSTI ID: 6378192
• Journal Information: Chest; (United States), Vol. 4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DTPA
LUNG CLEARANCE
BIOLOGICAL HALF-LIFE
BLOOD
CARBON MONOXIDE
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
PATIENTS
PNEUMONIA
TECHNETIUM 99
TRACER TECHNIQUES
AMINO ACIDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BODY FLUIDS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHELATING AGENTS
CLEARANCE
DISEASES
DRUGS
EXCRETION
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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