MedicalTemplates has developed a interstitial lung disease evaluation medical note template. This template is suitable for any health care provider who may evaluate a patient with interstitial lung disease. Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is a diverse group of more than 200 diseases that cause progressive fibrosis (scarring) of lung tissue, which leads to chronic, progressive breathlessness and respiratory failure. The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org) estimates that more than 200,000 Americans have ILD, and nearly 40,000 Americans die each year from ILD. ILD includes idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonitis (NSIP), Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonitis (DIP), Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP, aka BOOP), medication induced lung disease, post-radiation fibrosis, and many other diseases. The primary symptoms of ILD are nonspecific, such as non-productive cough and progressive breathlessness. These symptoms a
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| Publisher: | e-MedTools |
| Version: | 2 |
| Last Updated: | 2008-10-27 01:20:10 |
| License: | Free to try |
| OS/Platform: | Win 3.1x, Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT 3.x, Win |
| File Size: | 354 kb |
| Price: | $50 USD |