TY - JOUR T1 - Interstitial lung disease on the acute take for the non-respiratory physician JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - e584 LP - e590 DO - 10.7861/clinmed.2021-0694 VL - 21 IS - 6 AU - Veronica Yioe AU - Gerrard Phillips AU - Lisa G Spencer Y1 - 2021/11/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/21/6/e584.abstract N2 - Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a heterogeneous group of diseases characterised by varying degrees of fibrotic and/or inflammatory abnormalities of the lung parenchyma. Management of ILD is often challenging for non-respiratory physicians. We discuss the respiratory assessment and management of patients with ILD presenting with acute breathlessness on the acute take, including acute exacerbations of ILD. ER -