Question 1

can pulmonary fibrosis be cured?

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No and Yes: At this time the only curative intervention for pulmonary fibrosis is lung transplantation.  There are no medications that have been proven to cure the disease.  Some medicines may help (such as steroids, n-acetylcysteine and pirfenidone) slow the disease however.

Question 2

what are symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis?

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Shortness of breath: Shortness of breath and nonproductive cough are the most common symptoms for this rare disease.   Older age eg over 50 is usually required ..... Presuming you are talking about ipf.

Question 3

what is the cause of pulmonary fibrosis?

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SILICA,ASBESTOS,BIRD: Fibrosis in the lungs has many causes
1inhalation of silica dust, asbestos, grain dust, bird and animal droppings
2 radiation therapy for breast cancer
3medications like chemotherapeutic drugs and amiodarone, methotrexate, nitrofurantoin
4 secondary effect of other diseases likeinterstitial lung disease
5 idiopathic when no cause can be found
6 sarcoidosis and wegnors granulomata
7 connective tissue di.

Question 4

what are the tests for pulmonary fibrosis?

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Several: A high resolution ct scan of the thorax can give valuable information. Blood tests looking for underlying autoimmune diseases are usually done. Many times a lung biopsy may be required for accurate diagnosis.

Question 5

i was wondering what are symptoms of "pulmonary fibrosis"?

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Answered earlier: Early it causes desaturation with activity. Later it causes low oxygen tension in the blood, and later it causes co2 retention. So the symptoms will be air hunger and signs will be rapid breathing. At later stages there is cyanosis to nail beds, ear lobes and tip of the nose. Later as co2 accumulates there could be changes in mental status. If the o2 not corrected, it can cause heart attack.

Question 6

what is between ipf versus pulmonary fibrosis?

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Category...: Pulmonary fibrosis is when the lungs become scarred. There are many causes of pulmonary fibrosis. Ipf, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, is one disorder that causes this scarring. In ipf, the reason for the pulmonary fibrosis is not known.

Question 7

what are myelodysplasia and pulmonary fibrosis?

Accepted Answer

Different things: When the bone marrow fails and is replaced with fibrosis it fails to produce normal blood cells and anemia and impaired immune response are the result.
Pulmonary fibrosis is replacement of lung tissue with scar tissue. The two are unrelated diseases.

Question 8

what is pulmonary fibrosis? is there a cure for it?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary fibrosis: Just means scarring of the lung tissue.  The prognosis will depend on the underlying cause.  It is likely treatable, but unlikey that the scarring will resolve completely.

Question 9

what are the effects of pulmonary fibrosis on the lungs?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary fibrosis : Results in scarring of lung tissue and manifests as shortness of breath.

Question 10

is pulmonary fibrosis genetic?

Accepted Answer

In some casea: There are genetic forms of pulmonary fibrosis, familial pulmonary fibrosis, though most cases are though to be idiopathic (unknown causes), though considerable work is being done to identify genetic and other causes.

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