Idiopathic diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
Alternative names:
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Symptoms:
- shortness of breath on exertion that lasts for months or years and eventually is present at rest
- decreased tolerance for activity
- cough
- chest pain
- breathing, absent temporarily
Signs and tests:
Physical examination shows finger clubbing (abnormal enlargement of the tips of the fingers). Dry, crackling breath sounds may be heard by stethoscope examination of the chest.
Tests that help diagnose the disease include:
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