Pilar Rivera-Ortega<p>🧵 It is also important to assess the patient&#39;s symptoms (eg, dyspnea on exertion and cough), the radiological pattern on HRCT (especially if the pattern is usual interstitial pneumonia <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/UIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UIP</span></a>), and the extent of fibrosis.</p><p>In addition, it is important to have information about personal and family history that could be associated with familial pulmonary fibrosis and / or <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/telomere" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telomere</span></a> shortening syndrome.<br />🧵 <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IPF" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IPF</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/TRG" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TRG</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/TelomereDysfunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TelomereDysfunction</span></a></p>