EP29 An evaluation of the use of baseline pulmonary function tests in the detection of interstitial lung disease in patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis
Abstract:Background
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a serious extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Risk factors include smoking, the presence of rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (CCP). Pulmonary function tests (PFT) show reduced carbon monoxide diffusion capacity (DLCO) early and reduced forced vital capacity (FVC) later in disease. HRCT is the gold standard diagnostic test while chest X-ray (CXR) has low sensitivity. PFT are routinely p… Show more
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