Designed with the practicing clinician in mind, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis provides a succinct, easy-to-digest overview of this challenging condition in which the cause of thickening lung tissue is unknown. This concise resource by Drs. Kevin K. Brown and Jeff Swigris provides essential information for the physician who sees pulmonary fibrosis patients, including epidemiology, genetics and biomarkers, pathology, diagnosis, disease monitoring, and therapeutics intended to improve the patient’s lifespan and quality of life.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Epidemiology - p. 3 3. Chapter 3. Mechanisms of Fibrosis - p. 9 4. Chapter 4. Genetics of Pulmonary Fibrosis - p. 33 5. Chapter 5. Imaging of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - p. 39 6. Chapter 6. The Pathology of Usual Interstitial Pneumonia - p. 55 7. Chapter 7. Making the Diagnosis - p. 65 8. Chapter 8. IPF Look-Alikes: Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Connective Tissue Disorder–Related Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Other Fibrosing Interstitial Pneumonias - p. 73 9. Chapter 9. Natural History of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Disease Monitoring - p. 89 10. Chapter 10. Biomarkers in IPF - p. 99 11. Chapter 11. Therapeutic Options for Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - p. 113 12. Index - p. 127
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Designed with the practicing clinician in mind, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis provides a succinct, easy-to-digest overview of this challenging condition in which the cause of thickening lung tissue is unknown. This concise resource by Drs. Kevin K. Brown and Jeff Swigris provides essential information for the physician who sees pulmonary fibrosis patients, including epidemiology, genetics and biomarkers, pathology, diagnosis, disease monitoring, and therapeutics intended to improve the patient’s lifespan and quality of life.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Epidemiology - p. 3 3. Chapter 3. Mechanisms of Fibrosis - p. 9 4. Chapter 4. Genetics of Pulmonary Fibrosis - p. 33 5. Chapter 5. Imaging of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - p. 39 6. Chapter 6. The Pathology of Usual Interstitial Pneumonia - p. 55 7. Chapter 7. Making the Diagnosis - p. 65 8. Chapter 8. IPF Look-Alikes: Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Connective Tissue Disorder–Related Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Other Fibrosing Interstitial Pneumonias - p. 73 9. Chapter 9. Natural History of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Disease Monitoring - p. 89 10. Chapter 10. Biomarkers in IPF - p. 99 11. Chapter 11. Therapeutic Options for Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - p. 113 12. Index - p. 127
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