Interstitial Lung Diseases Flashcards
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Prognosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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Prognosis is poor with a five-year survival rate of 30 to 50% after diagnosis
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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Characterized by scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs as a sequela to inflammation or irritation
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treatment
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No specific drug therapy is recommended; guideline support is to use oxygen therapy and lung transplantation for patients who meet the criteria
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Sarcoidosis
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Chronic, multi system granulomatoud disease of unknown cause that primarily effects the lungs. These may also involve skin, eyes, liver, kidney, heart and lymph nodes. Treatment is supportive and aimed at suppressing the inflammatory response
