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17th February 2025
A 71-year-old lady with a background of right pneumonectomy for lung adenocarcinoma two months prior is sent for pulmonary function tests.
A 71-year-old lady with a background of right pneumonectomy for lung adenocarcinoma two months prior is sent for pulmonary function tests. She has no smoking history, has a BMI of 25 and has no other history of lung disease.
Which set of results would be most consistent with this history?
Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.
| FEV1
(% predicted) |
FVC
(% predicted) |
FEV1/FVC ratio | TLCO
(% predicted) |
KCO
(% predicted) |
|
| A | 65% | 95% | 0.63 | 99% | 97% |
| B | 65% | 95% | 0.63 | 99% | 44% |
| C | 48% | 49% | 0.81 | 99% | 44% |
| D | 48% | 49% | 0.81 | 46% | 44% |
| E | 48% | 49% | 0.81 | 46% | 97% |
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