Stage 1: Questions to ask your Doctor Make an Appointment Refer a Patient Ask a Question Stage 1 of IPF is after a recent diagnosis. Questions to ask your health care provider about Stage 1 Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis What treatments are available to me now? How will those treatments affect my quality of life? What should my caregiver and I expect as my disease progresses? Are there any support groups available for me to connect with fellow IPF patients? Are there good websites that provide helpful, reliable information? Do I need any vaccines? Do I have or need treatment for acid reflux? Do I have pulmonary hypertension? Should I be tested? Do I have obstructive sleep apnea? Should I be tested? Stage 2: Questions to ask your Doctor Clinical Trials For more than 100 years, National Jewish Health has been committed to finding new treatments and cures for diseases. Search our clinical trials.
Stage 1 of IPF is after a recent diagnosis. Questions to ask your health care provider about Stage 1 Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis What treatments are available to me now? How will those treatments affect my quality of life? What should my caregiver and I expect as my disease progresses? Are there any support groups available for me to connect with fellow IPF patients? Are there good websites that provide helpful, reliable information? Do I need any vaccines? Do I have or need treatment for acid reflux? Do I have pulmonary hypertension? Should I be tested? Do I have obstructive sleep apnea? Should I be tested? Stage 2: Questions to ask your Doctor