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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), ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Typical UIP with honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) #Clinical
with idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis (IPF) ... CTChest #UIP #IPF #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... - Aspiration - Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
diagnosis and management ... measles, Cystic fibrosis ... Sjögren, SLE, Cystic fibrosis ... #Differential # ... workup #algorithm #pulmonary
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Even fibrosis as ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill ... bronchiolitis: ill ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
HRCT as seen in fibrosis ... disease (i.e. fibrosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Syndrome • Prader-Willi ... Celiac, IBD) • ... Cystic Fibrosis, ... #ShortStature #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 ... The old name is ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant