Feb 15, 2024 · Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred. This thickened, stiff tissue makes it harder for the lungs to work properly. Pulmonary …

Feb 15, 2024 · In addition to showing whether you have pulmonary fibrosis, imaging and lung function tests can be used to check your condition over time and see how treatments are working.

Dec 7, 2024 · Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a condition passed down in families that causes damage to the lungs, digestive system and other organs in the body. CF affects the cells that make mucus, sweat …

Nov 23, 2024 · Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, also called IPF. IPF is a typically progressive lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred — what's known as fibrosis.

Feb 15, 2024 · Mayo Clinic doctors have experience and expertise evaluating and treating people with pulmonary fibrosis and many other lung diseases. Doctors at Mayo Clinic evaluate and treat more …

Nov 8, 2023 · Atelectasis (at-uh-LEK-tuh-sis) is the collapse of a lung or part of a lung, also known as a lobe. It happens when tiny air sacs within the lung, called alveoli, lose air.

Dec 7, 2024 · This condition, passed down in families, causes damage to the lungs, digestive system and other organs. Learn about screening and newer treatments.

Apr 11, 2025 · When blood vessels in the lungs become thickened, narrowed, blocked or destroyed, it's harder for blood to flow through the lungs. As a result, blood pressure goes up in the lungs. This …

Oct 30, 2019 · Stimulating the dopamine receptor in fibroblasts appeared to switch them from a matrix-depositing state that supports fibrosis to a matrix-degrading state that supports resolution or reversal …

Aug 9, 2025 · Hello, my name is Chuck Walerius, and I have recently been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, which has put me on oxygen 24/7. I am 70 years old and WAS very active.