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Classroom classification

百科

Pulmonary fibrosis

呼吸内科

Common symptoms

低氧血症、湿啰音、驻站医、紫绀、呼吸衰竭、气急

The pathology of disease

Pulmonary fibrosis (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis) is progressive interstitial scarring; dry cough; progressive dyspnea; honeycombing; older; pirfenidone/nintedanib; transplant.

Symptoms

Dry cough; progressive dyspnea; older; inspiratory crackles; clubbing; honeycomb on CT; reduced DLCO

Causes

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; connective tissue disease; hypersensitivity pneumonitis; occupational.

Treatment

Pirfenidone/nintedanib; oxygen; pulmonary rehab; treat underlying; lung transplant; avoid smoke

Dept

Pulmonology.

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