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Take a Breath! Managing Breathing Problems after Transplant

Summary:
Take a Breath! Managing Breathing Problems after Transplant

Learn what causes breathing problems, how long they persist and what you can do about it.

In this presentation, Dr. Kenneth Cooke will discuss:

  • Overview of BMT and GVHD
  • Lung Basics: Anatomy, Breathing
  • Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
  • Lung Problems: Overview, Early Complications
  • Idiopathic Pneumonia Syndrome (IPS)
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS)
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP)
  • Possible Causes of Lung Problems after BMT
  • Managing Lung Problems: Tests, Procedures
  • Clinical Trials

This video is a recording of the workshop conducted at the 2017 Celebrating a Second Chance at Life Survivorship Symposium. It is a 30-minute presentation followed by a 30-minute Q & A session.

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