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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
• Idiopathic pulmonary ... polyangiitis, Eosinophilic ... syndrome) • Eosinophilic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
, Chronic eosinophilia ... pneumonia, Pulmonary ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Ultrasound Findings ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... #differential #
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases ... Pneumonia (< 1 ... Pneumonia (> 1 ... #Lung #Diseases ... #pulmonary #differential
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... dealing with the differential ... There was no eosinophilia ... also known as BOOP ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... histiocytosis (PLCH) • Eosinophilic ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... hemorrhage • Pus: pneumonia ... COPD/asthma • Pleural ... atelectasis • Lung ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... OP) and chronic eosinophilic ... BOOP - Bronchiolitis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
come from the pleura ... edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... and other pathology ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... #POCUS #pulmonary
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
features of COVID-19 pneumonia ... and effusion - Pulmonary ... ultrasound - ... patients with pulmonary ... #ChestCT #Ultrasound