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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
a.k.a. extrinsic allergic ... ILD caused by inhalation ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
- Differential Diagnosis ... GI, lung, skin), ... eosinophilia) • Infectious ... , Eosinophilic pneumonia ... IBD Stanford Internal
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
and Lung Infections ... aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae ... spp, Lemierre syndrome ... #Lung #Infections ... #causes
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... loss, malaise • Allergic ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: • Still's ... fever • Hyper-IgD ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae ... hypervirulent), Lemierre's syndrome ... #Lung #Infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #infectiousdiseases
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae ... hypervirulent), Lemierre's syndrome ... #Lung #Infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #infectiousdiseases
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Exclude other causes ... failure - Infectious ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Tenderness → Consider infectious ... Anti-MDA5 (RP-ILD ... of aspiration pneumonia ... of aspiration pneumonia ... statins - probably caused