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Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
pulmonary fibrosis ... = idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis; UIP = ... #Diagnosis #Idiopathic ... #Pulmonary #Fibrosis
Typical UIP with honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) #Clinical
Typical UIP with ... a patient with idiopathic ... pulmonary fibrosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #IPF #ILD
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Polymyositis-dermatomyositis, Lupus Idiopathic ... Pneumonias: • Idiopathic ... pulmonary fibrosis ... (IPF), Nonspecific ... #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 ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
More common & convincing pneumonia mimics 

Aspiration pneumonitis, 
Pulmonary vasculitis, 
Acute eosinophilic pneummia,  
Cryptogeric organizing
Pneumocystis jiroveci (PIP ... Exacerbation of idiopathic ... pulmonary fibrosis ... (IPF), Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP) pattern on Chest CT
75 M with progressive dyspnea. Typical usual interstitial pneumonia
) pattern on Chest ... Idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis = idiopathic ... #IPF #ChestCT # ... radiology #pulmonary
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... Sarcoidosis (Debate if ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Even fibrosis as ... in UIP, NSIP and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
HRCT as seen in fibrosis ... predominance: UIP ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO #
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
- Differential Diagnosis ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic ... Pulmonary Fibrosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology