The Realities of a Pulmonary Fibrosis Diagnosis

There is no single test that will deliver a positive (or negative) pulmonary fibrosis (PF) diagnosis. Patients who present symptoms which doctors believe could be PF, such as shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain, and a persistent cough will have to undergo a series of tests to establish what the problem…

Talking to Patients Who Have Been Diagnosed With IPF

In this short video from Boehringer Ingelheim Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis shared in September 2014, Dr. Toby Maher from the National Heart and Lung Institute at the Imperial College in the U.K. talks about how doctors discuss idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) with their newly diagnosed patients. Discover seven reasons why…

The Importance of Early Diagnosis for Pulmonary Fibrosis

In this video from Boehringer Ingelheim Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis shared in September 2014, Professor Vincent Cottin from the National Reference Center for Rare Pulmonary Diseases in Lyon, France, and Dr. Luca Richeldi from the University of Southampton in the U.K., talk about the importance of early diagnosis of pulmonary…