Explaining the Symptoms of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

This animated video from Boehringer Ingelheim discusses the symptoms of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The video explains that IPF is a rare lung condition which is notoriously difficult to diagnose and is often misdiagnosed as other more common lung diseases like COPD and asthma.

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The main symptoms of IPF include breathlessness (particularly when doing anything physical), a persistent dry cough, and fatigue. However, these symptoms are also commonly presented in other lung diseases. Other symptoms which point to a diagnosis of IPF are a crackling sound when your lungs are listened to with a stethoscope and the clubbing of fingers and toes due to a lack of oxygen in the blood.

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