Approach to acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Approach to acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic interstitial pneumonia with a median survival of 3 years after diagnosis. Acute exacerbation of IPF (AE-IPF) is now identified as a life-threatening complication. It presents as worsening dyspnea with new ground glass opacities superimposed upon a rad...

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Main Authors: Hammad Bhatti, Ankur Girdhar, Faisal Usman, James Cury, Abubakr Bajwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
bronchoalveolar lavage
chest roentgenogram
computerized tomographic angiogram
high resolution computer tomography
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
usual interstitial pneumonia
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2013;volume=8;issue=2;spage=71;epage=77;aulast=Bhatti

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