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Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
fibrosis, in part ... computerised tomography; ILD ... = interstitial lung ... fibrosis; UIP = ... #Fibrosis
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
traction-bronchiectasis due to the fibrosis ... Clinical #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Tuberculosis ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis (IPF), ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... #differential #pulmonary
Schematic classification of interstitial lung diseases according to aetiology. The finding of histological usual interstitial pneumonitis
of interstitial lung ... of idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis. ... #ILD #Classification ... #LungDisease #Pulmonary
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
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
, pulmonary congestion ... disease, idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis. ... arrow); (E) NSIP fibrotic ... Correlation #Table #ILD
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
19 Findings on Lung ... ultrasound - ... patients with pulmonary ... fibrosis Elena ... #ultrasound #POCUS
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Silicosis T - Tuberculosis ... Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis ... diseases: - Tuberculosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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and progressive fibrosis ... Cardiac: myocardial fibrosis ... : ILD (interstitial ... lung disease), ... PAH (pulmonary arterial
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... fibrotic lesions ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung