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 12 min This content is machine translated The ageing lung Cellular ageing and senescence What are the causes that lead to an inadequate response to insults? How does an organ like the lung change with age, making the older population more susceptible to age-related… CME-Test
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 4 min This content is machine translated Interstitial lung disease Exemplary diagnostics of IPF The range of interstitial lung disease is wide. Therapeutic progress has been made in many areas over the past decade. In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), there was virtually no way…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Progressive dyspnea and dry cough Classification and diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a heterogeneous group of disorders with similar clinical, radiological, physiological, and pathological manifestations. A comprehensive medical history is essential. Leading symptoms are progressive dyspnea, (dry)…
