Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis “Pragmatic Challenges in Clinical Practice”
The past few years have signaled a major breakthrough on the management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Finally, we have drugs in our arsenal able to slow down the inexorable disease natural course. On the other hand, the latter evidence has increased the responsibility for a timely and accu...
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| description | The past few years have signaled a major breakthrough on the management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Finally, we have drugs in our arsenal able to slow down the inexorable disease natural course. On the other hand, the latter evidence has increased the responsibility for a timely and accurate diagnosis. Establishment of IPF diagnosis directly affects the choice of appropriate treatment. The current diagnostic guidelines represent a major step forward providing an evidence-based road map; yet, clinicians are encountering major diagnostic dilemmas that inevitably affect therapeutic decisions. This review article aims to summarize the current state of knowledge on the diagnostic procedure of IPF based on the current guidelines and discuss pragmatic difficulties and challenges encountered by clinicians with regards to their applicability in the everyday clinical practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a3917a57a0b1430685f797722adcea272022-12-21T18:21:55ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2017-09-01410.3389/fmed.2017.00151294381Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis “Pragmatic Challenges in Clinical Practice”Vasilios Tzilas0Argyris Tzouvelekis1Argyris Tzouvelekis2Serafim Chrysikos3Spyridon Papiris4Demosthenes Bouros5First Academic Department of Pneumonology, Hospital for Thoracic Diseases, “Sotiria”, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceFirst Academic Department of Pneumonology, Hospital for Thoracic Diseases, “Sotiria”, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceDivision of Immunology, Biomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming”, Athens, Greece5th Department of Pneumonology, Hospital for Thoracic Diseases, “Sotiria”, Athens, Greece2nd Pulmonary Medicine Department, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceFirst Academic Department of Pneumonology, Hospital for Thoracic Diseases, “Sotiria”, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceThe past few years have signaled a major breakthrough on the management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Finally, we have drugs in our arsenal able to slow down the inexorable disease natural course. On the other hand, the latter evidence has increased the responsibility for a timely and accurate diagnosis. Establishment of IPF diagnosis directly affects the choice of appropriate treatment. The current diagnostic guidelines represent a major step forward providing an evidence-based road map; yet, clinicians are encountering major diagnostic dilemmas that inevitably affect therapeutic decisions. This review article aims to summarize the current state of knowledge on the diagnostic procedure of IPF based on the current guidelines and discuss pragmatic difficulties and challenges encountered by clinicians with regards to their applicability in the everyday clinical practice.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2017.00151/fullidiopathic pulmonary fibrosisdiagnosischallengespragmaticclinical practice |
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| title | Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis “Pragmatic Challenges in Clinical Practice” |
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| title_sort | diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis pragmatic challenges in clinical practice |
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