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What is\nInterstitial Lung Disease?^{1<\/sup><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tILD includes different conditions that cause lung scarring and stiffness, making it difficult to breathe and get oxygen into the blood.^{1<\/sup>
\nThe damage is usually irreversible and tends to worsen progressively.^{1<\/sup>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat happens if you have ILD?^{2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe areas of your lungs responsible for oxygen transfer to your blood and tissues become damaged<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis scarring can make breathing difficult and lead to a persistent cough<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReduced oxygen levels often result in constant fatigue<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt can lead to severe complications, such as lung infections and respiratory failure, where your body lacks sufficient oxygen or accumulates excess carbon dioxide<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tKey Symptoms of Interstitial Lung Disease^{2,3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBecause these symptoms are similar to other heart or lung problems, diagnosis may take time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Shortness of Breath<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Dry Cough<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Extreme tiredness<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Chest Discomfort<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Shortness of Breath<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Dry Cough<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tILD
\nKey Symptoms<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Extreme tiredness<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Chest Discomfort<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tTypes of Interstitial Lung Disease<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNumerous types of ILDs can be triggered by factors such as genetics, lifestyle habits, environmental exposures, medications or other medical conditions.3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)<\/h3>Most common type of ILD with no known cause<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Childhood ILDs\u00a0<\/h3>Can have the same or different causes as ILDs in adults<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Asbestos-related lung diseases and hypersensitivity pneumonitis<\/h3>Exposure to dust or mold in your environment can cause some ILDs<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tCauses of Interstitial Lung Disease<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tILD can be caused by various factors, including airborne toxins in the workplace, medications, and certain medical treatments. Often, the specific causes remain unidentified.4<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Medical Conditions<\/h3>Rheumatoid arthritis\nScleroderma ^{2,4<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t}
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Inflammatory Condition<\/h3>Sarcoidosis ^{2,4<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t}
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Inhaling Certain Substances<\/h3>Asbestos
Silica
Grain dust ^{2,4<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t}
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>By Treatments<\/h3>Chemotherapy drugs (e.g., methotrexate)\n
Heart medications\n(e.g., amiodarone)\n
Certain antibiotics\n(e.g., nitrofurantoin)4<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tRisk Factors^{2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/span>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>>70 years of age<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Past or current smokers<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Have a history of certain illnesses, like TB, pneumonia, and COPD or chest radiation<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Work around substances that can irritate your lungs, like asbestos, silica, molds, fungi or bacteria<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tDiagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tILD is usually diagnosed based on the following tests:^{2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Blood tests <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Test to measure your lung function<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Lung Imaging tests such as chest X-ray<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Bronchoscopy\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>Biopsy<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tManaging Interstitial Lung Disease ^{1,2,3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTreatment for ILDs varies based on the type and severity of symptoms.^{3\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarly treatment can slow damage and improve lung function.^{3\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorticosteroids can help reduce lung inflammation.^{1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnti-fibrotic and cytotoxic drugs can help slow lung scarring.^{2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBiologic drugs like rituximab can sometimes used to treat ILD.^{2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOxygen therapy provides extra oxygen to ease breathing and prevent complications like HF.^{1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPulmonary rehabilitation may be suggested to improve lung function, boost endurance, and offer emotional support.^{1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn severe cases, lung transplants may be recommended.^{1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour healthcare team will help you manage the condition and improve your quality of life.^{3\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReferences:<\/strong><\/p>
American Lung Association. Interstitial Lung Disease. Available from: https:\/\/www.lung.org\/lung-health diseases\/lung-disease-lookup\/interstitial-lung-disease#:~:text=Interstitial%20lung%20disease%20(ILD)%20is A Accessed on 20 February 26.\u00a0<\/li>
Cleveland Clinic. Interstitial lung disease. Available from: https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/17809 interstitial-lung-disease Accessed on 20 February 26.\u00a0<\/li>
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH). What Are Interstitial Lung Diseases? Available from: https:\/\/www.nhlbi.nih.gov\/health\/interstitial-lung-diseases Accessed on 20 February 26.\u00a0<\/li>
Mayo Clinic. Interstitial lung disease – Symptoms and causes [Internet]. Available from: https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/interstitial-lung-disease\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20353108 Accessed on 20 February 26.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What is Interstitial Lung Disease?1 ILD includes different conditions that cause lung scarring and stiffness, making it difficult to breathe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2072,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2070","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jairespi.com\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jairespi.com\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jairespi.com\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jairespi.com\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jairespi.com\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2070"}],"version-history":[{"count":71,"href":"https:\/\/jairespi.com\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2755,"href":"https:\/\/jairespi.com\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2070\/revisions\/2755"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jairespi.com\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jairespi.com\/kn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2070"}],"curies":[{"name":"\u0ca1\u0cac\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cc2\u0caa\u0cbf","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}