Diagnostic assessment of patients with interstitial lung disease
Gulati M. Diagnostic assessment of patients with interstitial lung disease. Npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine 2011, 20: 120-127. PMID: 21509417, PMCID: PMC6549811, DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2010.00079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiopsyDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansLung Diseases, InterstitialReproducibility of ResultsRespiratory Function TestsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsInterstitial lung diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLung diseaseSurgical lung biopsyObstructive pulmonary diseaseConnective tissue diseasePrimary care settingHistory of symptomsTomography chest scanILD formsLung biopsyRespiratory symptomsPulmonary diseaseClinical cluesPulmonary diagnosisTissue diseaseILD casesPhysical examinationDrug exposureGeneral practitionersDiagnostic evaluationCare settingsStructured historyChest scansDisease