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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
lung diseases LIP ... 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
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... • Post-nasal drip ... #Algorithm #Causes
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... caused by streptococcus ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Table
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
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
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Pulmonary Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Interstitium • ILD
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
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... : Aspiration pneumonia ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #differential #causes
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