1st Edition
by Jeffrey J. Swigris (Author), Kevin K. Brown (Author)
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.
- Covers the process of
making the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, as well as IPF
look-alikes: uncharacterized PF, CTD-ILD, and cHP.
- Details today’s available therapeutics, including Rx, rehabilitation, O2, Tx, and treating comorbidities: OSA, GERD, and PH.
- Consolidates today’s available information on this timely topic into one convenient resource.
