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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 = ... #Pulmonary #Fibrosis
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 ... #Diseases #ILD ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
, Cystic Fibrosis ... Lung Cancer, Lung ... Ulcerative Colitis Bronchiectasis ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Differential #Causes #Diagnosis
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
disease, idiopathic ... pulmonary fibrosis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... Correlation #Table #ILD
Nail Clubbing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bronchopulmonary Disease
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Chronic Lung Infection
 • Lung Cancer
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disease • Bronchiectasis ... • Chronic Lung ... Infection • Lung ... Asbestosis • Cystic Fibrosis
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
#differential #algorithm ... #diagnosis #causes ... #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal ... #lung #diseases ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Schematic classification of interstitial lung diseases according to aetiology. The finding of histological usual interstitial pneumonitis
of interstitial lung ... diseases according ... fibrosis. ... #ILD #Classification ... #Spectrum #Diagnosis
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
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... COPD, Sinusitis, Bronchiectasis ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Malignancy: Lung ... #Differential #Algorithm
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis, Valvular disease ... Airway: Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis ... Parenchyma: Pneumonia, Lung ... #algorithm #pulmonary