Assessing the Severity of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis An important question that my patients always ask is “How bad is my lung disease”.  Patients are eager to understand their prognosis and what to expect.  In some lung diseases assessing disease severity is quite straightforward.  COPD, for example, can be scored based on a single pulmonary function … Continue reading Stages of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis