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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 ... Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ... interstitial pneumonia (AIP ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis ... Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... slowly progressive dyspnea ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
96 yrs old, discharged ... Returns for dyspnea ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... Even fibrosis as ... long standing sarcoidosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... combinations of fibrosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... throughout the whole lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
COVID-19 Chest Xray - First case of 2019 novel coronavirus in Canada
Chest x-ray shows bilateral, peribronchovascular,
- First case of ... peribronchovascular, ill-defi ... opacities in all lung ... ChestXray #CXR #Clinical ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... Endomyocardial Fibrosis ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
UCSF COVID-19 Adult ... Cough 45-80%, dyspnea ... Cardiac: multiple case ... -19 ID Clinical ... Algorithm #Protocol #SARSCoV2
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... Notice the air-bronchogram ... In the proper clinical ... weight loss or long ... #Clinical #Radiology