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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung Diseases ... ILD caused by inhalation ... pneumonia (NSIP), Cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... differential #pulmonary #causes
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
collagen vascular diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Cryptogenic #Organizing ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
collagen vascular disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... lobar pneumonia caused ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... (COP). ... The old name is
Post-Op Crohn's Disease Management - IBD Algorithm

Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#PostOp #Postoperative Crohns #Disease #IBDAlgorithm #IBD #Algorithm
Post-Op Crohn's ... Disease Management ... - IBD Algorithm ... #IBDAlgorithm # ... IBD #Algorithm #
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... • Asthma • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
exclusion of other diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Damage: • Post-op
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
not represent 'diseases ... indicates unknown cause ... idiopathic or cryptogenic ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD