What are the most common symptoms of interstitial lung disease?
Interstitial lung disease usually presents with the patient complaining of increasing shortness of breath, especially with even the slightest amount of exertion. Where they used to be able to walk across the room to answer the telephone, now when they get to the telephone, they’re short of breath. They come in for an evaluation to their primary care physician and the primary care physician then sends them on to a Pulmonologist.