Diagnostic Disparity of Previous and Revised American Thoracic Society Guidelines for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Lee Fidler; Shane Shapera; Shikha Mittoo; Theodore K Marras

doi:10.1155/2015/307893

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2015)

Diagnostic Disparity of Previous and Revised American Thoracic Society Guidelines for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Lee Fidler,
Shane Shapera,
Shikha Mittoo,
Theodore K Marras

Affiliations

Lee Fidler: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Shane Shapera: Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Shikha Mittoo: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network, Canada
Theodore K Marras: Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/307893
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 2
pp. 86 – 90

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: A revised guideline for the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) was formulated by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) in 2011 to improve disease diagnosis and provide a simplified algorithm for clinicians. The impact of these revisions on patient classification, however, remain unclear.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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