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

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... BOOP • Type of interstitial ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lung #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pre-Op Nutrition in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#PreOp #Preoperative #Nutrition #IBDAlgorithm #IBD #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Pre-Op Nutrition ... in IBD - IBD Algorithm ... Preoperative #Nutrition #IBDAlgorithm ... #IBD #Algorithm
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 Dr ... Crohns #Disease #IBDAlgorithm ... #IBD #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma • COPD ... Neoplasm Pulmonary Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... indicates unknown cause ... idiopathic or cryptogenic ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
in the former case ... Radiology #CTChest #COP ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
cHP = chronic hypersensitivity ... tomography; UIP = usual interstitial ... pulmonary #diagnosis #algorithm ... #HP #ILD
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... Damage: • Post-op ... #Causes #Hematology