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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Beomycin • Acute or Chronic ... Radiation Pneumonitis ... Diseases #ILD #Causes
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... berylliosis) • Radiation ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... pneumonia: Acute, Chronic ... #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium ... Metabolic Acidosis #Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... On a CXR the most ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Interstitial
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... like acute or chronic ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... this is nodular interstitial ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Differential #Table
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
e.g. incidental CXR ... Self-limiting, chronic ... but stable or chronic ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... suspect UIP on the CXR ... Here a CXR with ... attributed to chronic ... UIP #Reticular #Interstitial
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary