A member asked:

28/male/non smoker/asthma/gerd. chest x-ray for tightness/dyspnea showed interstitium slighty coarse with no acute abnormalities. concerned, ipf?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Talk to doctor: Chest x-ray is not a good way to diagnose IPF. From what I can see, the likelihood is low . But if you are concerned there are more accurate way to rule out IPF (HRCT chest, DLCO/PFT etc).

Answered 5/10/2016

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