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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 ... : Acute, Chronic ... #differential # ... pulmonary #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Interstitium • ILD ... #Dyspnea #SOB #
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... caused by streptococcus ... respond to the treatment ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Pleural effusion, Pneumonia ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis ... slowly progressive dyspnea ... Beomycin • Acute or Chronic ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... #Differential #
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... History: cough, dyspnea ... pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Treatment: • ... #ILD #diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
pt with fever/dyspnea ... Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial lung disease ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... illness, clinical ... Lobar pneumonia ... interstitial lung disease ... #RadiologyAssistant