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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... replacing the air ... fibrosis as in UIP ... the alveoli and cause ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Diseases #ILD #Causes
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Categorized by causes ... : Cardiac, Pulmonary ... , MSK, Drug/Toxins ... Pleuritic #ChestPain #Causes
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
lung diseases LIP ... I-JIP: usual interstitial ... AIP: acute interstitial ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... interstitial pneumonia (AIP ... #differential #pulmonary ... #causes
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... of AP are ruled ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... ARDS Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... pleural line • AIS ... Non-cardiogenic pulmonary ... opacities • AIS
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP ... Finger deformity caused ... distal to the DIP ... free movement of PIP ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... CNS lesion: ALS, MS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
Causes of Pulmonary Fibrosis

#Pulmonary #Fibrosis #Causes #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pulmonary ... Fibrosis #Pulmonary ... #Fibrosis #Causes