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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... common • (NSIP ... Lung #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #ILD #Findings ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Non specific interstitial ... pneumonitis (NSIP ... Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... there is an ill-defined ... caused by Streptcoccus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left two cases of NSIP.
Note the varying combination of GGO and fibrosis (traction bronchiectasis),
On the left two cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
This case is one ... pneumonia (NSIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... GroundGlass #GGO #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pulmonary Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Neoplasm Pulmonary Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF ... #Causes
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
in the former case ... also organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
most common interstitial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant