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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 ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
• Idiopathic pulmonary ... interstitial pneumonia (AIP ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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attenuation or air-filled ... Lung cysts (LAM, LIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... LowAttenuation #Differential
More common & convincing pneumonia mimics 

Aspiration pneumonitis, 
Pulmonary vasculitis, 
Acute eosinophilic pneummia,  
Cryptogeric organizing
pneumonitis, Pulmonary ... Pneumocystis jiroveci (PIP ... of idiopathic pulmonary ... Pneumonia #Mimics #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
replacing the air ... fibrosis as in UIP ... can replace the air ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Differential
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
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... Pneumonia • (UIP ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
and cardiogenic pulmonary ... pneumonia and UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
the result of air ... predominance: UIP ... , NSIP, DIP. - Centrilobular ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
Lung Nodules - Differential ... , Amyloidosis, LIP ... Lung #Nodules #Differential ... #Distribution #pulmonary