scholarly journals Beware Weakening the Ivory Tower of MDT Diagnosis in Interstitial Lung Disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1964
Author(s):  
Nazia Chaudhuri ◽  
Colm Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Interstitial Lung Disease ◽  
Lung Disease ◽  
Treatment Planning ◽  
Accurate Diagnosis ◽  
Ivory Tower ◽  
Appropriate Treatment

Accurate diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) has always been the cornerstone of ensuring appropriate treatment planning and prognostic discussions with patients [...]

scholarly journals Mis- or Missed Diagnosis: A Series of Four Cases

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Sheela Sreedharan ◽  
Bhat Sangeetha Govinda ◽  
Iyer Satishkumar Krishnan ◽  
Kumar Kavita Krishna
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Planning ◽  
Clinical Experience ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Accurate Diagnosis ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Missed Diagnosis ◽  
Time Diagnosis

Diagnosis forms the backbone of treatment planning. Accurate diagnosis is essential to initiate the appropriate treatment at the apt time. Diagnosis involves eliciting the signs and symptoms of the patient and their accurate interpretations. The subtle signs that can go unnoticed lead to misdiagnosis and subsequent agony to the patient. Alertness on part of the clinician is important to avoid this error. Reported in this paper are four cases that were wrongly diagnosed either due to lack of clinical experience or due to omission of careful clinical, radiographic, and histopathological examinations.

Cellular mechanisms of interstitial lung disease in children caused by mutations of the ABCA3-transporter

Pneumologie ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 64 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
N Weichert ◽  
E Kaltenborn ◽  
A Hector ◽  
M Woischnik ◽  
S Moslavac ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interstitial Lung Disease ◽  
Lung Disease ◽  
Cellular Mechanisms
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