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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Diseases (ILD) ... Exposure-Related ILD ... ILD caused by inhalation ... (COP), Respiratory ... #causes
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #ILD #Findings
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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• Asthma • COPD ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... • ARDS • COPD ... Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
The findings in ... in the former case ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... findings. ... (OP) - multiple ... this is nodular interstitial ... #Radiology #CXR
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in ... . - Additional findings ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... The lab-findings ... (OP) also known ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
combination of findings ... sarcoidosis, nonspecific interstitial ... (COP), adult respiratory ... distress syndrome and pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
The findings on ... reticular densities caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD