TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE:

SUSPECT FIBROTIC INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE (ILD)

SUSPECT FIBROTIC ILD FOR
PATIENTS WITH:1–5

CHRONIC
NON-PRODUCTIVE COUGH

+

DYSPNEA ON EXERTION

Fibrotic ILDs are often misdiagnosed5,6

They present with
symptoms common
to other diseases1–5,7,8

Fibrotic ILDs may be more common than you think9

It’s time to consider ILD

‘VELCRO-LIKE’ CRACKLES ON
LUNG AUSCULTATION

Typically, it takes 9–24 months from first symptoms to an ILD diagnosis10–12

‘VELCRO-LIKE’ CRACKLES ON AUSCULTATION ARE A TELLING SIGN OF ILD2,5,7,13

When your patient takes slow deep breaths, listen for ‘velcro-like’ crackles in the basal areas of the lungs2,5,7,13

Hear the difference in lung auscultation for:

  • HEALTHY LUNGS

  • CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

  • FIBROTIC
    ILD

FIBROTIC ILD CAN CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE
LUNG DAMAGE AND MAY BE DEADLY2,9,13,14

CHRONIC
NON-PRODUCTIVE COUGH

DYSPNEA ON EXERTION

‘VELCRO-LIKE’ CRACKLES ON LUNG AUSCULTATION

REFERRAL TO SPECIALIST

PROMPT REFERRAL TO A SPECIALIST IS CRITICAL FOR A TIMELY DIAGNOSIS AND APPROPRIATE TREATMENT*,2,5

For more
information, visit:

www.pulmonaryfibrosis360.com

*Specialist expertise, PFTs and review of a HRCT scan are required to confirm an ILD diagnosis.5,8,9,15
HRCT, high-resolution computed tomography; ILD, interstitial lung disease; PFT, pulmonary function test.

References: 1. Kelly CA et al. Rheumatology 2021;60:1882–90. 2. Molina-Molina M et al. Expert Rev Respir Med 2018;12:537–9. 3. Raghu G et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018;198:e44–e68. 4. Volkmann ER et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2016;13:2045–56. 5. Zibrak JD et al. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med 2014;24:14054. 6. Collard HR et al. Respir Med 2007;101:1350–4. 7. Mosher CL et al. Am Heart J 2020;226:69–74. 8. Spagnolo P et al. Lancet Respir Med 2021;9:1065–76. 9. Wijsenbeek M et al. N Engl J Med 2020;383:958–68. 10. Wijsenbeek M et al. Curr Med Res Opin 2019;35:2015–24. 11. Hoyer N et al. Respir Res 2019;20:103. 12. Ley B et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011;183:431–40. 13. Sgalla G et al. BMC Pulm Med 2018;18:103. 14. Wells AU et al. Eur Respir J 2018;51:1800692. 15. Cottin V et al. Eur Respir Rev 2018;27:180076.

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