Interstitial lung disease: Diagnostic approach

Interstitial lung disease: Diagnostic approach

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a final common pathway of a broad heterogeneous group of parenchymal lung disorders. It is characterized by progressive fibrosis of the lung leading to restriction and diminished oxygen transfer. Clinically, the presenting symptoms of ILD are non-specific (cough an...

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Main Author: Kaushik Saha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
Subjects:
Clinical evaluation
fiber optic bronchoscopy
high resolution computed tomographic thorax
interstitial lung disease
lung biopsy
Online Access:http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2014;volume=2;issue=1;spage=3;epage=15;aulast=Saha

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