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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) ... ILD caused by inhalation ... disease (RB-ILD ... #Diseases #ILD ... #pulmonary #causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... patients with HFrEF ... #cardiology #treatment
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
#differential #algorithm ... #diagnosis #causes ... #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal ... #lung #diseases ... #pulmonary #respiratory
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... Pneumonitis • Treatment ... BrighamChiefs #ILD ... #lung #disease ... #pulmonary
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Inflammatory: • IBD ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... malignancy • Iron ... #Algorithm #Causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... ) Treatment - IV ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Algorithm Labs ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... Structural: Celiac disease ... Tropical sprue, IBD ... #hematology
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 = ... #Diagnosis #Idiopathic
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Algorithm • Blood ... cancer, ulcer, IBD ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... #Causes #Fe #algorithm
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... Pericarditis, CAD, HFrEF