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Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Acute exacerbation (AEx) of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a clinically important complication of IPF that carries a high morbidity and mortality. In the last decade we have learned much about this event, but there are many remaining questions: What is it? Why does it happen? How can we prev...

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Autores principales: Lee, Joyce S., Collard, Harold R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7122232/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99975-3_17
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description Acute exacerbation (AEx) of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a clinically important complication of IPF that carries a high morbidity and mortality. In the last decade we have learned much about this event, but there are many remaining questions: What is it? Why does it happen? How can we prevent it? How can we treat it? This chapter attempts to summarize and update our current understanding of the epidemiology, etiology, and management of acute exacerbation of IPF and point out areas where additional data are needed.
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spelling pubmed-71222322020-04-06 Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Lee, Joyce S. Collard, Harold R. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Article Acute exacerbation (AEx) of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a clinically important complication of IPF that carries a high morbidity and mortality. In the last decade we have learned much about this event, but there are many remaining questions: What is it? Why does it happen? How can we prevent it? How can we treat it? This chapter attempts to summarize and update our current understanding of the epidemiology, etiology, and management of acute exacerbation of IPF and point out areas where additional data are needed. 2018-12-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7122232/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99975-3_17 Text en © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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