… interstitial lung disease (ILD), including chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis and ILDs
associated with autoimmune diseases… course to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Irrespective of the …

… Ongoing clinical trials will provide insight into the role of … is typically monitored through
pulmonary function tests, evaluation of … of FVC are essential to monitor how a patient's disease is …

… diseases that are most frequently encountered in clinical practice. Furthermore, we describe
how developments have … separate disorders can give rise to interstitial lung disease. These …

… Lung function tests and blood gas analyses usually have limited diagnostic value, because
restrictive lung capacity and abnormal gas exchange are common to all ILDs with fibrosis [21]…

… have increased our understanding of the role of genetic factors in interstitial lung diseases
(ILDs… However, if relatives received abnormal imaging or pulmonary function test results, more …

… and two pulmonary function tests (PFTs) performed following baseline PFT were eligible for
… FVC variability in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and role of 6-min walk test to …

… imaging and/or the presence of restrictive disorders in pulmonary function tests (PFTs). ILD
is one of the leading causes of death in systemic sclerosis patients. Major risk factors of ILD …

… referred for pulmonary function testing by primary care providers found that cough had more
… The main role of the primary care physician in the early identification of fibrotic ILD is to not …

… Pulmonary function tests (PFT) were part of the core set of parameters analyzed during
multidisciplinary evaluation in almost all studies (27/29). PFT were not performed in the same two …

… Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) have a role in the follow-up rather than in the diagnosis of
… Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) and Diffusion Lung Capacity for Carbon Monoxide (DLCO) can …