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Cystic Fibrosis
How is it treated?
A combination of physiotherapy, antibiotics by various routes (mouth, inhaled or intravenously) and other medications can help control lung infections and prevent or delay lung damage. Soon after diagnosis infants are started on regular antibiotics, pancreatic supplements, vitamin supplements and the parents are taught appropriate physiotherapy techniques. To avoid the risk of cross-infection, it is recommended that people with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) do not come into close contact with others with CF. Until thriving and settled on treatment the infant or newly diagnosed child attends the CF centre frequently to see the various members of the CF team. Even if children with CF are attending their own local hospital, some regular contact with a major specialist CF centre is advised; adults should receive all their treatment at a specialist CF centre for adults.
Since 1985, for those with very advanced lung damage, heart-lung or double lung transplantation have been an option for some patients and the results have progressively improved over the past 20 years. The main problem is still a shortage of donor organs.
How is it diagnosed?
| Inheritance patterns and prenatel diagnosis 
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