A 45 year-old patient with sarcoidosis complaints of being unable to perform his daily house chores due to shortness of breaths despite continued oxygen therapy of 2 L/min via a nasal can-nula

You would recommend which of the following to the patient?
a. Increase O2 to 5 L/min.
b. Nebulized budesonide BID.
c. Pulmonary rehabilitation.
d. Lung transplantation.

ANS: C
Pulmonary rehabilitation, a very important part of treating obstructive lung disease, also has proved beneficial in the management of ILD. Pulmonary rehabilitation is important in building aerobic fitness, maintaining physical activity, and improving quality of life.