____________________
pulmonary
fibrosis
(
IPF
)
is
defined
as
a
specific
form
of
____________________
,
progressive
fibrosing
interstitial
pneumonia
of
unknown
cause
,
primarily
____________________
in
older
adults
,
limited
to
the
lungs
,
and
____________________
with
the
histopathologic
and
/
or
radiologic
pattern
of
usual
interstitial
pneumonia
(
UIP
)
.
Of
the
seven
listed
idiopathic
____________________
pneumonias
____________________
the
American
Thoracic
Society
/
European
Respiratory
Society
consensus
____________________
(
ie
,
idiopathic
pulmonary
fibrosis
,
nonspecific
interstitial
pneumonia
,
cryptogenic
organizing
pneumonia
,
acute
interstitial
pneumonia
,
desquamative
interstitial
pneumonia
,
respiratory
bronchiolitis
-
associated
interstitial
pneumonia
,
lymphoid
interstitial
pneumonia
)
,
idiopathic
____________________
fibrosis
is
the
most
common
.
Idiopathic
pulmonary
fibrosis
portends
a
poor
prognosis
,
and
,
to
date
,
____________________
proven
effective
therapies
are
available
____________________
the
treatment
of
idiopathic
pulmonary
fibrosis
beyond
lung
transplantation
.
