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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... pneumonitis, Farmer's lung ... Bird fanciers' lung ... (coal workers' lung ... pneumonia: Acute, Chronic
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
the diagnosis of chronic ... transbronchial lung ... cHP = chronic hypersensitivity ... pulmonary #diagnosis #algorithm ... #HP #ILD
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... testing; CTEPH, chronic ... hypertension; CXR, chest ... bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CLD ... , chronic lung disease
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... disease #Chronic
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Puberty Onset (BA = CA ... Puberty Onset (BA < CA ... Celiac, IBD) • ... Chronic UTI) •
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Malignancy: Lung ... Schema #Acute #Chronic ... #Differential #Algorithm
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Infection, Nocardia Chronic ... 12 weeks): • Chronic ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
diffuse parenchymal lung ... #differential #algorithm ... #causes #DPLD #ILD ... #parenchymal #lung
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Long-standing vs ... Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... • Colorectal CA ... pregnancy • Ovarian CA
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... computerised tomography; ILD ... = interstitial lung ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm