Division of Pulmonary Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, KS, USA.
Med Clin North Am. 2011 Nov;95(6):1071-93. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2011.08.008. Epub 2011 Oct 5.
In the last decade, significant progress has been made toward a better understanding of interstitial lung disease (ILD). A valuable tool for the clinician is high-resolution computed tomography, which aids in narrowing the differential diagnosis in patients with ILD and obviates the need for surgical lung biopsy when a usual interstitial pneumonia pattern is present. Clinicians evaluating and caring for patients with ILD need to recognize associated comorbidities. Substantial evidence shows that implementation of a multidisciplinary approach provides a high standard of care for patients, leading to improvements in the accuracy of clinical diagnosis that can significantly affect patient outcome.
在过去的十年中，人们对间质性肺疾病（ILD）有了更深入的了解。对于临床医生来说，高分辨率计算机断层扫描（HRCT）是一种很有价值的工具，它可以帮助缩小ILD 患者的鉴别诊断范围，并且在出现常见间质性肺炎模式时可以避免进行外科肺活检。评估和护理ILD 患者的临床医生需要认识到相关的合并症。大量证据表明，实施多学科方法为患者提供了高标准的护理，这导致临床诊断的准确性得到提高，从而对患者的预后产生重大影响。
