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Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... computerised tomography; ILD ... = interstitial lung ... disease; IPF = ... idiopathic pulmonary
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Diseases (ILD) ... Pneumonias: • Idiopathic ... (IPF), Nonspecific ... disease (RB-ILD ... #Diseases #ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... Before we call these ... findings idiopathic ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Schematic classification of interstitial lung diseases according to aetiology. The finding of histological usual interstitial pneumonitis
of interstitial lung ... diseases according ... The finding of histological ... pulmonary fibrosis ... #ILD #Classification
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... hypertension; IPAH, idiopathic ... , chronic lung disease ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #Algorithm
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Idiopathic Interstitial ... Sarcoidosis (Debate if ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #Diseases #ILD
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
, pulmonary congestion ... disease, idiopathic ... pulmonary fibrosis ... Correlation #Table #ILD ... #Findings
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... stain and culture if ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Better call hematology ... , this list is long ... As with many disease ... #workup #hematology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... FINDINGS: • AAV ... sparing of the lung