Interstitial Lung Diseases: Information Booklet for Patients

Charles S. Dayton, R.Ph., Richard A. Helmers,* M.D.,
Gary W. Hunninghake, M.D., David A. Schwartz,** M.D., M.P.H.
Division of Pulmonary, Critial Care, and Occupational Medicine
University of Iowa Department of Internal Medicine

*Currently Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

**Currently Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center

Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
Creation Date: Unknown
Last Revision Date: April 2002 by Gary W. Hunninghake, M.D. and Thomas J. Gross, M.D.

Table of Contents

Awards

Introduction

Chapter One - Names and Descriptions of Diseases

• Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Asbestos-Induced Lung Disease
• Sarcoidosis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis with Lung Disease
• Summary

Chapter Two - Diagnostic Tests and Procedures

• Pulmonary Function Testing
• Chest X-Ray and CT Scanning
• Bronchoscopy
• Open Lung Biopsy
• Bronchoalveolar Lavage
• Exercise Testing

Chapter Three - Side Effects of Drugs Used to Treat Interstitial Lung Diseases

• Prednisone
• Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)
• Methotrexate
• Summary