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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Diseases (ILD) ... fibrosis (IPF), ... disease (RB-ILD ... : • Sarcoidosis ... #Diseases #ILD
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... computerised tomography; ILD ... = interstitial lung ... disease; IPF = ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
Sarcoidosis Stage ... LAD Stage 4 - Fibrosis ... disease with infiltrates ... Stages #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
disease, idiopathic ... pulmonary fibrosis ... opacities and traction bronchiectasis ... abnormalities, traction bronchiectasis ... Correlation #Table #ILD
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary ... Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... Disease and ILD ... RA #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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• Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... Asthma • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... Granulomatous - Sarcoidosis ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #Diseases #ILD
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Bronchiectasis - ... involving both lungs ... Obstruction 6) Rheumatologic ... /Autoimmune diseae ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune disease ... and progressive fibrosis ... : ILD (interstitial ... lung disease), ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Summary What ... Nasal polyps and signs ... , in advanced disease ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung