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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
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : • 3 syndromes ... • CT: Halo sign ... factor • May cause
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
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
19 Findings on Lung ... ultrasound - ... infection; alveolar ... interstitial syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... interstitial diffuse infections ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #ultrasound
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 Faget's Sign ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs ... general feeling of ill ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... - Allergic contact ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... respiratory distress syndrome ... failure - Infectious ... Exclusion of other ILDs