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Pulmonary Fibrosis : Complications

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Complications List

Complications could include:
  • Hypoxemia
  • Polycythemia

Complications Overview Articles

Pulmonary Fibrosis
Others may develop quickly or slowly into end-stage lung disease. The course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is very difficult to predict; however, average survival is approximately five to seven years.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Complications Articles

Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension is a rare lung disorder characterized by increased pressure in the pulmonary artery. The pulmonary artery carries oxygen-poor blood from the lower chamber on the right side of the heart(right ventricle) to the lungs where it...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Respiratory Failure
Respiratory failure is nearly any condition that affects breathing function or the lungs themselves and can result in failure of the lungs to function properly. The main tasks of the lungs and chest are to get oxygen from the air that is inhaled i...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Respiratory Failure
Respiratory failure occurs when the lungs'' ability to either add oxygen to the bloodstream or remove carbon dioxide from it is impaired. Respiratory failure can have any one of several causes, such as lung disease or infection, electrolyte imbalan...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Cor pulmonale
Cor pulmonale is failure of the right side of the heart brought on by long-term high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries and right ventricle of the heart.Normally, the left side of the heart produces a higher blood pressure in order to pump b...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 24, 2009
Cor Pulmonale
Cor pulmonale is an increase in bulk of the right ventricle of the heart, generally caused by chronic diseases or malfunction of the lungs. This condition can lead to heart failure.Cor pulmonale, or pulmonary heart disease, occurs in 25% of patien...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Polycythemia Vera
Polycythemia vera(PV) is a chronic blood disorder marked by an abnormal increase in three types of blood cells produced by bone marrow: red blood cells(RBCs), white blood cells(WBCs), and platelets. PV is called a myeloproliferative disorder, whic...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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