This content is machine translated New prognostic indicator for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Low BAR allows IPF patients to live longer Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, fatal and age-related interstitial lung disease whose etiology and pathogenesis are still largely unknown. It is important to identify IPF patients at...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Morphine relieves cough in IPF Available treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) slow disease progression but do not improve symptoms or quality of life. Most patients with IPF report a cough associated with rapid disease…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Change of therapy often useful Two antifibrotic drugs are currently available for the drug therapy of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF): Pirfenidone and the tyrosine kinase inhibitor nintedanib. Therapy intolerances are rare, but do occur. However,…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Peripheral cryobiopsy Invasive diagnosis of diffuse parenchymatous lung disease. Histologic diagnosis is sometimes necessary for the differential diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) as one of the most common forms of idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis. In the event that invasive…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Occupational Medicine If you can also cross out the “i” in IPF…. The fact that pneumological diseases can be caused by work-related factors is often overlooked during the anamnesis in clinical and practical everyday life. An occupational physician used new study results…
