Major Interstitial Lung Diseases
What is IPF?
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis = IPF. IPF roughly means “lung scarring of an unknown cause” (but this is a diagnosis in itself) It is only one possible diagnosis in the field of interstitial lung diseases. Most people who search for information…
What is CTD-ILD?
CTD-ILD or connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a diagnosis term. Connective tissue diseases are a group of autoimmune conditions which may affect various organs of the body. They are called autoimmune because the body’s immune system…
Sarcoidosis follow-up clinics for stable patients
In this episode I discuss how I normally perform the follow-up clinics for my patients who have sarcoidosis and are generally stable. I cover how I elicit relevant symptoms in order to cover a general organ review, how I ask…
Classification of interstitial lung disease (ILD)
The classification of interstitial lung disease (ILD) can be difficult. ILD is an umbrella term – some say it covers hundreds of conditions or entities. This seems to me as an exaggeration to highlight the complex nature of ILD (especially…
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (a complete tutorial)
This tutorial covers most clinical aspects about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), in approximately 42 minutes. This is of course not enough to go over all the complexities of this condition, but should at least point you in the right direction.…
Sarcoidosis: diagnosis, evaluation, treatment
In this video tutorial I cover the diagnosis of sarcoidosis, initial evaluation and key information about the treatment strategy and follow-up. Sarcoidosis can affect the lungs in most cases, but as a systemic condition, other organs can also be affected…
