combined pulmonary fibrosis emphysema CPFE
- related: Interstitial Lung Disease ILD
- tags: #literature
- patients with ILD can have emphysema thought to be from cigarette smoking
- emphysema is usually in upper lobe with bullae
- PFT finding in combined pulmonary fibrosis emphysema CPFE shows normal volume, reduced DLCO
- antifibrotics may or may not work: excluded from studies
- FVC progression for combined pulmonary fibrosis emphysema CPFE may be misleading