Geiser, Thomas; Guler, Sabina (2016). [Diagnosis of ILD]. Therapeutische Umschau, 73(1), pp. 7-10. Huber 10.1024/0040-5930/a000748
Full text not available from this repository.The diagnosis of ILD is complex and needs a close collaboration between the pulmologist, the radiologist and the pathologist. However, and most importantly, the general practitioner needs to think about the possibility of ILD if a patient presents with increasing shortness of breath, dry cough and bilateral, basal crackles on lung auscultation. Further work-up by the pulmonologist may confirm and classify the ILD by a detailled patient history, lung function tests, CT scans and bronchoscopy, or even surgical lung biospies, if needed. A multidisciplinary discussion (MDD) is becoming the gold standard in diagnosing ILD and deciding about appropriate treatment, in particular regarding the novel antifibrotic therapies for IPF.
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Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Pneumology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Geiser, Thomas (A), Guler, Sabina Anna |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0040-5930 |
Publisher: |
Huber |
Language: |
German |
Submitter: |
Rahel Holderegger |
Date Deposited: |
22 Mar 2017 15:33 |
Last Modified: |
29 Mar 2023 23:35 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1024/0040-5930/a000748 |
PubMed ID: |
26884214 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/93082 |
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