Chapter-05 Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
BOOK TITLE: Acute Exacerbation of Respiratory Diseases
Author
1. Sahn Steven A
ISBN
9789350252673
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11683_5
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2012
Pages
21
Author Affiliations
1.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Chapter keywords
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,
fibrosing,
interstitial pneumonia,
respiratory bronchiolitis,
biliary cirrhosis,
chronic active hepatitis,
cytomegalovirus,
myofibroblasts,
hyperthyroidism,
biopsy,
bibasilar Velcro crackles,
hypoxemia,
pulmonary hypertension,
diabetes,
left ventricular dysfunction,
rheumatoid arthritis,
pancreatitis,
sepsis,
scleroderma,
radiotherapy,
bronchoalveolar lavage,
upper lobectomy,
neutrophils,
alveolar opacities,
dyspnea,
parenchymal calcifications,
fibroblastic foci,
peripheral parenchymal calcifications,
alveolar epithelium,
plasminogen activator,
pathobiology,
thrombomodulin,
fibrinolysis,
cohorts,
cyclosporin,
corticosteroids,
cytotoxic therapy