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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... diseases LIP ... I-JIP: usual interstitial ... AIP: acute interstitial ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... attenuation or air-filled ... - Emphysema - Lung ... cysts (LAM, LIP ... LowAttenuation #Differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
of Interstitial Lung ... Disease - Differential ... Metastases to lung ... #Interstitial #Lung ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... pleural line • AIS ... > 3 B-lines/ lung ... opacities • AIS ... consolidations & air
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses The differential ... masses is very long ... is difficult to differentiate ... Management #Radiology #Lung ... Multiple #Massess #Differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... in many cases UIP ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Bird fanciers' lung ... interstitial pneumonia (DIP ... interstitial pneumonia (AIP ... ILD #diagnosis #differential
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung ... Chronic #Cough #Differential
Lung Volumes and Capacities

The amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs during
Lung Volumes and ... and out of the lungs ... remaining in the lungs ... remaining in the lungs ... #Lung #Volumes #
If your PIP and Plateau are both elevated then this indicates lung disease and decreased compliance
If your PIP and ... this indicates lung ... compliance of the lung ... , but if your PIP ... Pressure #Plateau #Differential