Cystic fibrosis in adults: an overview for the internist.
The care of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) has improved over the past 30 years, and most patients now survive well into adulthood. As a result, clinicians other than pediatricians are more likely than in the past to see CF patients and manage their respiratory, gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and reproductive complications.
Gershman
Ari J
AJ
Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
Mehta
Atul C
AC
Infeld
Michael
M
Budev
Marie M
MM
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D011379:Prognosis
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents