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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
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
Patients with OP ... collagen vascular diseases ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
in the former case ... collagen vascular disease ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
• Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... • Asthma • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD ... #Causes
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
exclusion of other diseases ... the diagnosis of cryptogenic ... 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 #
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... idiopathic or cryptogenic ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... (Asthma, COPD) ... Abnormalities • Chest ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Diagnosis Pulmonary/Chest ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... Asthma attack, ILD ... Chronic: Asthma, COPD