Interstitial lung disease: clinical evaluation and keys to an accurate diagnosis

Clin Chest Med. 2004 Sep;25(3):409-19, v. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2004.05.007.

Authors

Ganesh Raghu¹, Kevin K Brown

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 East Pacific, Campus Box 356522, Seattle, WA 91895-6522, USA. graghu@u.washington.edu

PMID: 15331183
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2004.05.007

Abstract

This article discusses the importance and essentials of clinical evaluation and keys to an accurate diagnosis of interstitial lung disease.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis*
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnostic imaging
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / epidemiology
Physical Examination
Pulmonary Fibrosis / diagnosis
Radiography
Respiratory Function Tests
Smoking / epidemiology