Should all CTD patients have PFTs? Review suggests all should have PFTs, DLCO, HiRes Chest CT given prevalence of ILD in RA, PSS, SLE, myositis. PFTs have prognostic value in RA-ILD, esp w/ UIP, but other CTDs have less data on sensitivity/specificity https://t.co/fmG9HfHLt3
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