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Phillip Aguila, MD, MBA (Respiratory medicine, Critical Care)

Dr. Aguila graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine. He has trained in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and Internal Medicine at Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He has served as Assistant Professor since 2010.

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Eisaku Kamakura, MD (Respiratory medicine)

Dr. Kamakura graduated from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Dentistry, and the Niigata University School of Medicine. He trained at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital and held positions in the Respiratory Medicine departments at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Ome City General Hospital, and Musashino Red Cross Hospital. In 2021, he became the specially appointed assistant professor at the Department of General Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine.

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  • Shortness of breath when lying down

  • Breathing out is easy but breathing in is difficult

  • Cough with phlegm

  • Feeling that I am suffocating and will die from the breathlessness

  • Shortness of breath in the morning

  • Short of breath because of rapid breathing

  • Barking cough

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Learn more about Pulmonary fibrosis

Content updated on Sep 20, 2022

What is pulmonary fibrosis?

A disease where the lungs become stiff from repeated damage. Causes include autoimmune disease (where the immune system attacks the body), medications, genetic abnormalities, and fine particle dust. There may not be symptoms initially, but most patients develop a dry cough and breathlessness as the condition worsens.

Symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis

  • Cough worsens with exercise

  • Bouts of violent coughing

  • Dry cough

  • Feeling breathless

  • Cough

  • Waking up at night with difficulty in breathing

  • Cough that is worse at night

  • History of connective tissue, autoimmune or rheumatic disease

Questions your doctor may ask to check for pulmonary fibrosis

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose pulmonary fibrosis

  • Does your cough worsen when you exercise?

  • Do you have coughing fits?

  • Do you have a dry cough?

  • Are you breathless or having hard time breathing?

  • Do you have a cough?

Treatment for pulmonary fibrosis

Unfortunately, this condition cannot be reversed. Treatment focuses on slowing lung scarring and improving lung function through exercises. In severe cases, breathing oxygen at home or lung transplants may be advised.

View the symptoms of Pulmonary fibrosis

  • Shortness of breath

  • Cough

References

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Reviewed By:

Phillip Aguila, MD, MBA

Phillip Aguila, MD, MBA (Respiratory medicine, Critical Care)

Dr. Aguila graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine. He has trained in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and Internal Medicine at Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He has served as Assistant Professor since 2010.

Eisaku Kamakura, MD

Eisaku Kamakura, MD (Respiratory medicine)

Dr. Kamakura graduated from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Dentistry, and the Niigata University School of Medicine. He trained at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital and held positions in the Respiratory Medicine departments at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Ome City General Hospital, and Musashino Red Cross Hospital. In 2021, he became the specially appointed assistant professor at the Department of General Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine.

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