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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
slowly progressive dyspnea ... and cough, “velcro ... the bases and periphery ... , Beomycin • Acute ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Airway Disease: Asthma ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Malignancy: Lung ... Diagnosis #Schema #Acute ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Obstruction • Asthma ... Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease • Asthma ... • Cancer • Interstitial ... lung disease Vasculature
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
common diagnoses Acute ... hx - Fever+, Cough ... +, Dyspnea+, Pleuritic ... tobacco hx, >60% asthma ... Progressive SOB + Cough
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Airway Disease (Asthma ... Limitation • Interstitial ... lung disease ... Hypothyroidism Peripheral
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Diseases • Acute ... 45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma ... #Diseases #pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
life • History: cough ... , dyspnea, fever ... Imaging: • CXR: Peripheral ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... Non-productive cough ... Dyspnea 3. ... Exclusion of other ILDs