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Pulmonary fibrosis & Interstitial Lung Disease (Pulmonary Medicine)

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What is Pulmonary Fibrosis & Interstitial Lung Disease?

Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease. The tissue around the air sacs of the lungs — known as alveoli — becomes damaged, thickened, and scarred. As the lungs scar and stiffen, breathing becomes more difficult. It can mean that not enough oxygen enters your blood.

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  • being tired.
  • losing weight.
  • losing your appetite.
  • aching joints and muscles.
  • a dry, hacking cough that does not go away.
  • having bulging finger or toe tips, known as clubbing.

Having idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis can increase your chance of developing: lung cancer. pulmonary hypertension, where the blood pressure in the arteries that carry blood from the heart to the lungs is higher than normal. lung infections.

Exposure to toxins like asbestos, coal dust or silica (including workers in the coal mining and sandblasting industry) can lead to pulmonary fibrosis. Certain medications (amiodarone, bleomycin, nitrofurantoin, to name a few) list pulmonary fibrosis as a side-effect.

  • eating a healthy diet.
  • exercising and staying physically active.
  • getting treatment if you have a chest infection.
  • avoiding known causes and risk factors where possible.
  • Smoking.
  • Certain occupations.
  • Cancer treatments.
  • Genetic factors.
  • Sex. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is more likely to affect men than women.
  • Age. Although pulmonary fibrosis has been diagnosed in children and infants, the disorder is much more likely to affect middle-aged and older adults.

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?
  • Medicine. Depending on the type of pulmonary fibrosis you have, there may be medications to slow progression of the disease and others that will help relieve your symptoms
  • Oxygen Therapy
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
  • Lung Transplant.
  • Clinical Trials.
  • Healthy Lifestyle.
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How is it treated?

Treatment for acute myeloid leukemia is vital. It varies with the patient and stage of the disease. Treatment options include

In pulmonary fibrosis, once the lung tissue becomes scarred, the damage cannot be reversed. Because of this, lung transplant (a surgical procedure that involves replacing one or both of your diseased lungs with healthy lungs) is a treatment option your doctor may suggest

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