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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... Other ILDs: • Sarcoidosis ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Granulomatous DX: Sarcoidosis ... #interstitial #lung ... #disease #pulmonary
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
Sarcoidosis Stage ... 4 - Fibrosis Pulmonary ... disease with infiltrates ... #Diagnosis #Stages ... Staging #Signs #Symptoms
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... • Stable Angina ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... ILD • CHF • Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... granulomas within the lungs ... are not caused ... #Diagnosis #Management
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... infarction - Pulmonary ... - Sickle cell disease ... Malignancy - Gout - Sarcoidosis ... - Crohn disease
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... or tumor cells (Table ... standing sarcoidosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... Ehlers-danlos Syndrome ... nickmmark #Cystic #Lung ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... Smoking related diseases ... pneumonitis - Sarcoidosis ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Table
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... tuberculosis or sarcoidosis ... apices caused by ... Pulmonary Diseases ... #diagnosis #mnemonic