COLLAGEN-VASCULAR DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH INTERSTITIAL LUNG

Course overview

COLLAGEN VASCULAR DISEASE-ASSOCIATED INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE (CVD-ILD) CONSISTS OF SEVERAL IMMUNOLOGICALLY-MEDIATED DISEASES WITH CHARACTERISTIC PULMONARY FEATURES. DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT REQUIRE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMBINATION OF RADIOLOGIC, HISTOLOGIC, PHYSICAL, AND FUNCTIONAL FINDINGS. TO AVOID THE HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH CVD-ILD, APPROPRIATE, AND COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION MUST BE UNDERTAKEN. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF CVD-ILD AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.