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Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
pulmonary fibrosis ... pulmonary fibrosis ... ; UIP = usual interstitial ... pneumonitis #IPF #UIP ... #Idiopathic #Pulmonary
Typical UIP with honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) #Clinical
Typical UIP with ... pulmonary fibrosis ... (IPF) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #IPF #ILD
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Pneumonias: • Idiopathic ... pulmonary fibrosis ... interstitial pneumonia (DIP ... interstitial pneumonia (AIP ... #diagnosis #differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... , OP and LIP have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
More common & convincing pneumonia mimics 

Aspiration pneumonitis, 
Pulmonary vasculitis, 
Acute eosinophilic pneummia,  
Cryptogeric organizing
Pneumocystis jiroveci (PIP ... Exacerbation of idiopathic ... pulmonary fibrosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Algorithm Idiopathic ... Pneumonia • (UIP ... Pneumonia • (DIP ... Pneumonia • (LIP ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
predominance: UIP ... , NSIP, DIP. - Centrilobular ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO #
Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP) pattern on Chest CT
75 M with progressive dyspnea. Typical usual interstitial pneumonia
) pattern on Chest ... Idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis = idiopathic ... UIP Dr. ... #clinical
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
replacing the air ... Even fibrosis as ... in UIP, NSIP and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
HRCT findings in UIP
Honeycombing consisting of multilayered thick-walled cysts.
Architectural distortion with traction bronchiectasis due to fibrosis.
Predominance
HRCT findings in UIP ... bronchiectasis due to fibrosis ... lymphadenopathy #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #UsualInterstitialPneumonitis