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General overview of lung diseases. 

#diagnosis #causes #lung #disease #restrictive #obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory #pearls #ddxof
diseases. ... #diagnosis #causes ... #lung #disease ... #obstructive #pulmonary ... respiratory #pearls #ddxof
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
parenchymal lung ... diseases. ... #differential #algorithm ... #diagnosis #causes ... #diseases #pulmonary
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Disease: • Chest ... disease Mixed ... Lung Disease Obstructive ... Lung Disease: ... #diagnosis #asthma
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Mismatch • Airway Disease ... • Parenchymal Disease ... • Interstitial lung ... diseasePulmonary ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... Connective Tissue Disease ... Disease and/or ... #Algorithm #Causes
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Diseases (ILD) ... Connective Tissue Disease ... disease (RB-ILD ... #Diseases #ILD ... #pulmonary #causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Disease • ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... Veno-Occlusive Disease ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease ... • Biliary Disease ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - ... Connective Tissue Disease ... disease (nonneoplastic ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Interpretation Algorithm ... Carboxyhemoglobinemia • Chest ... • Interstitial Lung ... Disease • Asthma ... #diagnosis