At INTEGRIS Health, our goal is to help you breathe easier, with a multidisciplinary team that will do everything in their power to treat your interstitial lung disease.
If you've been diagnosed with an interstitial lung diseases, or ILD, you have a disease affecting the tissue and space around the air sacs in your lungs. Normally, your body makes just enough tissue to repair damage in your lungs, but in ILD, it makes too much. This causes scarring and thickening of the tissue around your lungs, and in turn makes it more difficult for oxygen to get into your bloodstream.
The symptoms and course of these diseases may vary from person to person, but the common link between the many forms of ILD is that they all begin with an inflammation of your bronchioles, alveoli or small blood vessels. These diseases may also be called interstitial pulmonary fibrosis or pulmonary fibrosis.
The cause of interstitial lung disease is not known, but a major contributing factor is thought to be inhaling environmental or occupational pollutants, such as inorganic or organic dusts.
At INTEGRIS Health, our goal is to help you breathe easier, with a multi-discipline team that will do everything in their power to treat your breathing problem and fight diseases of your lungs and the tissue around them.
The following are the most common symptoms for interstitial lung diseases. However, you may experience symptoms differently – and these symptoms may resemble other conditions or medical problems, so it’s always best to talk with your doctor. Interstitial lung disease symptoms include:
In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, your doctor may request the following tests:
Other Tests:
Specific treatment for your interstitial lung disease will be determined by your doctor based on your age, overall health, medical history, the extent of the disease and your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies. Of course, your personal opinions and preferences will also be taken into consideration. Treatments may include:
Our pulmonary rehabilitation programs at INTEGRIS help you by creating individualized plans and education, so you can do more things you enjoy. Support services include:
