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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 ... fibrosis (IPF), ... : • Sarcoidosis ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... #differential #pulmonary
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
X-Ray in Sarcoidosis ... aka Pawnbroker's Sign ... #Pawnbrokers #Sign ... clinical #radiology #pulmonary ... #sarcoidosis
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... , amyloidosis, sarcoidosis ... doi.org/10.1016/j.chest ... .2016.12.033 #Halo #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Chronic Eos PNA, Fibrosis ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Fibrosis, RA, Scleroderma ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Typical UIP with honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) #Clinical
with idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis (IPF) ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #IPF #ILD
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
Sarcoidosis Stage ... LAD Stage 4 - Fibrosis ... Pulmonary: - ... chylothorax, and pulmonary ... Stages #Staging #Signs
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Sarcoidosis: nodules ... Sarcoidosis: nodules ... bronchiolitis: ill ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis ... Pulmonary Vessels ... * • Pulmonary
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Even fibrosis as ... long standing sarcoidosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Consolidation
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... Pulmonary and ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs