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On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
densities caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #UIP # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... UIP can be suspected ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Interstitial
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... at the lung bases ... #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial #
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... - Reticular interstitial ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
a reticular interstitial ... preference at the lung ... bases. ... #UIP #CTChest # ... Reticular #Interstitial
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Ulcers, Livedo reticularis ... pleural effusion on CXR ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... with old fims can ... Views of the upper lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... glass opacities • Reticular ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... ground glass or reticular
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Extra-articular ... Wilson's disease Pulmonary ... • Interstitial ... lung disease - ... • Shrinking lung