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Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
Main causes of diffuse ... parenchymal lung ... #differential #algorithm ... #causes #DPLD #ILD ... #diseases #pulmonary
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Groups - WHO Classification ... III - Chronic lung ... hypoxemia • COPD, ILD ... issues at rest, but normal ... issues at rest, but normal
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... smooth cysts with normal ... presentations - ILD ... Disease #DCLD #pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... lymphoma, Diffuse ... • Moderate: oral ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... lymphadenopathy more diffuse ... can have extra nodal ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #pathophysiology
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
antagonists; LABA: long-acting ... agonists; OCS: oral ... volume in 1 s; IL ... Management #Stepwise #Pulmonary ... StepUp #Treatment #Algorithm
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
cycle to uncover pathophysiology ... C02 (PECO2) • Abnormal ... data regarding pulmonary ... pathophysiology ... the heart to the lung
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
the secondary pulmonary ... Pulmonary vessels ... and smaller than normal ... Panlobular emphysema is diffuse ... the other hand, mild
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... pneumonitis • Diffuse ... enteropathy, and diffuse ... CNS • Headache, mild ... flares • CRP normal
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... • Patchy or diffuse ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... Eosinophilia • Normal