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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... about imaging findings ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
the critically ill ... schistocytes, DIC ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
the critically ill ... schistocytes, DIC ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
celiac disease, CF, IBD ... Post-partum • Acute DIC ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency
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 #UIP # ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Prognosis: Usually mild ... Discontinuation of causal ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
masses. ... non-productive cough, that did ... the differential diagnosis ... The lab-findings ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... rapidly develops (DIC ... Multiorgan failure Findings ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... ↓Antithrombin Ill