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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Lung Disease - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #Lung #Diseases
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
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... ILD caused by inhalation ... lung disease (RB-ILD ... #Lung #Diseases ... #causes
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary Arterial ... : • COPD • Interstitial ... Lung Disease ... #Causes
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Interpretation Algorithm ... disorders • Interstitial ... lung disease ... Mixed Lung Disease
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... tomography; ILD = interstitial ... lung disease; IPF ... fibrosis; UIP = usual interstitial ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Limitation • Interstitial ... lung disease ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... Syndrome, Lymphocytic Interstitial ... , Desquamative Interstitial ... nickmmark #Cystic #Lung ... #diagnosis #causes
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential ... Vasculitis, Valvular disease ... Parenchyma: Pneumonia, Lung ... Other: Catamenial hemoptysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Interpretation Algorithm ... Disorders • Interstitial ... Lung Disease ... Interpretation #Algorithm