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The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... indicates unknown cause ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Interstitium ... • ILDCHF ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... with old fims can ... Views of the upper lobe ... during a period of CHF ... Radiology #CXR #CHF
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
The findings on ... changes in the basal lung ... reticular densities caused ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... findings. ... between these chest ... this is nodular interstitial ... lung disease, that
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... Characteristic finding ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... and confirmatory findings
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... common assessment findings ... the right middle lobe ... interstitium and ... pathophysiologic finding
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... fluid into the interstitium ... disease and causes ... can be seen on a chest-film ... CXR #Features #Findings
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... status NTM Cause ... of right middle lobe ... massiliense in CF ... • Dyspnea, • Chest