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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 ... ), Cryptogenic organizing ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... #ILD #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... lobar pneumonia caused ... OP is organizing ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... dealing with the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Distribution #Organizing
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... are trying to figger ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm in Cancer
UOsm ≥ 100 mOsm/kg = Urine is inappropriately concentrated for hypotonic
Hyponatremia Differential ... - and IL-2- induced ... tumors, brain or lung ... chemotherapy, nausea ... Cancer #algorithm #nephrology