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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis (IPF), ... : • Sarcoidosis ... #causes
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Findings on Lung ultrasound ... patients with pulmonary ... fibrosis Elena ... COVID19 #Lung #ultrasound ... POCUS #Diagnosis #Signs
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
increased B-cell activity ... lymphatic system 3) Fibrosis ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... symptoms are not caused ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... Granulomatous - Sarcoidosis ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... : • Cystic fibrosis ... evidence of cystic fibrosis ... Nasal polyps and signs
Galaxy Sign on Chest CT
 • Coalescent granuloma with a central dense mass and tiny peripheral
Galaxy Sign on Chest ... nodules • DDx: Sarcoidosis ... progressive massive fibrosis ... , active pulm T ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis - Staging

Stage 0 - NO SARCOIDOSIS
 • The patient presents with a normal x-ray.
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis ... There is no sign ... Stage Ill - PULMONARY ... FIBROSIS • There ... #Sarcoidosis #Pulmonary
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
involving the lung, sarcoidosis ... endometriosis, cystic fibrosis ... fibrosis - Of course ... forget iatrogenic causes ... #lung #ultrasound