Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an update

OJ Dempsey, KM Kerr, L Gomersall… - Journal of the …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung condition of uncertain aetiology that
should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who experience …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: natural history and prognosis

PW Noble - Clinics in chest medicine, 2006 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic fibrosing interstitial lung disease of unknown
cause that is characterized clinically by progressive dyspnea, reduced lung volumes, and …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

JM Adkins, HR Collard - Seminars in respiratory and critical …, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a specific form of progressive, chronic fibrosing
interstitial lung disease occurring primarily in older adults and limited to the lungs. The …

Therapy and management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

RJ Panos - Comprehensive therapy, 1994 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
IPF is one of the most common causes of ILD of unknown etiology. Although the
pathogenesis of IPF is not well understood, the clinical, radiographic, and physiologic …

Management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

D Fioret, J Roman, RL Perez - The American journal of the medical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrosing lung disorder characterized by
progressive dyspnea, exercise intolerance and, ultimately, respiratory failure and death. The …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical review: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis—past, present and future

OJ Dempsey - Respiratory medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an important, and devastating, interstitial lung disease.
It has a median mortality of only 3 years, worse than many cancers, and its incidence …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: diagnosis and clinical manifestations

Y Nakamura, T Suda - Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a parenchymal lung disease characterized by
progressive interstitial fibrosis. The clinical course of IPF can be unpredictable and may be …

Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

CE Daniels, JH Ryu - … in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2006 - thieme-connect.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a relentlessly progressive lung disease in most cases,
and effective treatment is still lacking. This review examines the current status of treatment …

Importance of early diagnosis and treatment in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

M Molina-Molina, M Aburto, O Acosta… - Expert Review of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare disease characterized by chronic, progressive,
and irreversible interstitial lung fibrosis of unknown cause [1, 2]. Main symptoms and signs …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: diagnostic pitfalls and therapeutic challenges

P Spagnolo, R Tonelli, E Cocconcelli, A Stefani… - Multidisciplinary …, 2012 - Springer
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the most common of the idiopathic interstitial
pneumonias, is a devastating condition that carries a prognosis worse than that of many …