Question 1

how does pulmonary fibrosis affect a person?

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Various ways: Pulmonary fibrosis affects the ability of the lung to do its jobs and that is getting oxygen to the blood and getting rid of carbon dioxide. The lungs have to work harder. It is not uncommon to become short of breathe after a little excitement or mild exersise like climbing a flight of stairs.

Question 2

what's the youngest age a person can have pulmonary fibrosis (18y?, 25y?, etc...)?

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Any: Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disase that can diagnosed at birth.  Many children are diagnosed before age 1 or when they are born.  The disease can also be diagnosed much later in life as well (usually milder forms).

Question 3

how long can a person live with pulmonary fibrosis?

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Severity: It rally depends on the severity. Mild forms may cause minimal or no symptoms whereas severe forms are incapacitating. Discuss with your pulmonologist.

Question 4

if silent reflux can cause pulmonary fibrosis can a person get it in untreated 5 yrs?

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Reflux: We have to individualise patients . There is no hard and fast rule for that.

Question 5

person (65 years old) suffers from sever cough and difficult in breath . doctors said its pulmonary fibrosis? please what's drug or treatment to him?

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Depends on the cause: There is no good treatment to reverse pulmonary fibrosis but the progression may be thwarted if one knows the trigger mechanism.  I presume that this person is under the care of a board certified pulmonologist who may prescribe oxygen for the condition.

Question 6

is pulmonary fibrosis terminal?

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Pulm Fibrosis: Hi, Pulmonary fibrosis can develop slowly or quickly. There is no cure. Many people with the disease live only about three to five years after diagnosis. The only treatment is lung transplant.

Question 7

is pulmonary fibrosis inherited?

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Pulmonary fibrosis: While I have not seen it commonly there are some families with a history of pulmonary fibrosis. Most of my office patients and previous fibrosis patients I have come across are the only ones in their family with fibrosis. I have one patient in my practice with several family members with progressive and ultimately fatal fibrosis. She has been evaluated at duke university with a genetic workup.

Question 8

what is pulmonary fibrosis like?

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Scarring: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is an inflammatory process affecting lung parenchyma and resulting in loss of lung storage and resulting in low diffusin capacity and restrictive lung disease. Cardiovascular effect inckude pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale. The disease is slowly progressive and unresponsive to all current therapy. Lifespan can be in months(hamman-rich)  to a few years.

Question 9

how is pulmonary fibrosis treated?

Accepted Answer

Options: Pulmonary fibrosis is treated with supportive care and oxygen.  There are no drugs that have been proven to help at this time although a drug called pirfenidone has been studies and shows progress (it decreases progressive scarring of the lungs).  There are also a number of drug trials ongoing in the US and elsewhere to try and find something that works.

Question 10

what to expect in pulmonary fibrosis?

Accepted Answer

Slow progression...: Pulmonary fibrosis is a slowly progressive disease. The patient gradually, usually over years, becomes increasingly short of breath and has increasing difficulty functioning. The patient has less oxygen in their blood over this time period and will eventually require supplemental oxygen. At end-stage, consideration for a lung transplant can be entertained, depending on many other factors.

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