Interstitial Lung Disease

discuss the clinical diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and the pathological features of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)
describe clinical presentation and pathological processes in sarcoidosis

Interstitial lung disease encompasses a wide range of conditions…
What are the classifications of ILD?
What is fibrosis?
What is interstitial pneumonia?
Anatomy of the secondary pulmonary lobule
What is traction brochiectasis?
Diagram showing the creation of fibrosis…
Spirometry in obstructive vs restrictive diseases
Is pulmonary fibrosis restrictive or obstructive? What is the effect of gas exchange?
Summarise the overall effect of pulmonary fibrosis on the lungs…
CT scan of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
CXR of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
What are the different classifications of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias by behaviour?
What are the risk factors of IPF?
What are the clinical features of IPF?
What is the prognosis of IPF?