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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 ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... fibrosis as in UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
the critically ill ... schistocytes, DIC ... child * Severe cases ... obstetrics #hematology #diagnosis ... #table #comparison
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... = nonspecific (nausea ... rapidly develops (DIC ... Multiorgan failure Findings ... ↓Antithrombin Ill
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
the critically ill ... schistocytes, DIC ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... OBGyn #Hematology #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
a patient with UIP ... The findings on ... reticular densities caused ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... UIP can be suspected ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
) Differential diagnosis ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... very similar HRCT findings ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
aswell as the HRCT findings ... these imaging findings ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant