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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Likelihood Ratios

Introduction: also known as Fibrosing Alveolitis (in older literature), it is one type of Interstitial Lung Disease.

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The likelihood ratios of findings for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

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Finding +LR-LR Comments, Study
High-Resolution Chest CT (HRCT) Edit 7.90.2

Community patients referred for further definitive diagnostic evaluation of new-onset, untreated nonspecific ILD.

Another study found 88% sensitivity (Chest. 1995 Jul;108(1):109-15. PMID: 7606943).

Study: Chest. 1999 Nov;116(5):1168-74. PMID: 10559072
Clinical diagnosis Edit 20.70.4

Clinical diagnosis includes: history, HRCT, and bronchoscopy (gold standard is lung biopsy).

Community patients referred for further definitive diagnostic evaluation of new-onset, untreated nonspecific ILD.

Study: Chest. 1999 Nov;116(5):1168-74. PMID: 10559072

 

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