Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease that affects the respiratory system by the thickening and stiffening of lung tissue, which ends up as scar tissue.  In cases when physicians are unable to identify the root cause of the disease, it is called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. There is no single test capable of correctly diagnosing pulmonary fibrosis, which…
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease that causes scarring in the lungs and serious shortness of breath. While there is currently no known cure for IPF, there are treatments available to help ease the symptoms. A research group at the Lulu Owen School of Medicine based at…
Pulmonary rehabilitation through exercise can help patients with chronic lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis breathe better. Read about nine steps to better manage pulmonary fibrosis. In this UHN Patient Education video shared in November 2014 let Dr. Ken Chapman, the director of the Pulmonary Rehab Program at…
In this TedEd video shared in November 2014, watch Emma Bryce’s informative lesson about how our lungs work. Want to know more about lungs? Read 8 cool facts here. Breathing occurs 15-25 times a minute and the average person will inhale 10,000 liters of air each day. Sound…
With this Loyola Medicine video, hear a candid report from Dr. Daniel Dilling, medical director of Loyola’s lung transplant program, and patient Diane Williams about Diane’s long-awaited lung transplant. Learn more about some of the myths about lung transplantations. Diane is a retired special education teacher who had always enjoyed a high-energy…
Coughing and shortness of breath are main symptoms and complications of a condition called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). IPF is a subcategory of pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease that causes scarring of the lungs which makes breathing difficult. IPF has no known cause and no current available cure, although some treatment options exist to ease…
Coughing and shortness of breath are the main symptoms and complications of a condition called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). IPF is a subcategory of pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic and typically progressive scarring lung disease. Some patients live many years with this disease, while some may have a shorter life with it.
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a respiratory disease that causes the lung tissue to become thick and stiff. Over time, it turns into scar tissue which is known as fibrosis. Because of the disease, the lungs lose their ability to properly function making it hard to transport oxygen into the…
Pulmonary fibrosis is a serious lung condition that causes scarring of the lung tissue, which results in severe breathing difficulty among patients. Breathing is the most important thing your body does; without it, you simply can not live. It’s something you do without even thinking unless you suffer from a…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLrR8QNa-E4 Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung condition that causes scarring of the lung tissue which results in difficulty breathing. With this video shared by the Royal Society of Medicine, listen in on a lecture by Dr. Melissa Wickremasinghe about living with pulmonary fibrosis and why the disease…
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