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Your healthcare team
Your healthcare team
The various types of tests and treatment described may be provided by a range of healthcare professionals. These could include radiologists (who specialise in interpreting scans and X‑rays), lung technicians and surgeons who will help find out what is wrong and specialist doctors, specialist lung nurses and physiotherapists who will work with you to manage your condition.
A member of your healthcare team should discuss idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with you and explain the tests and treatments for it in detail. You should have the opportunity to ask any questions you have – there are lists of the questions you might like to ask in each section.
Some treatments described may not be suitable for you, depending on your exact circumstances. If you think that your treatment or care does not match this advice, talk to your healthcare team.