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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung ... diseases LIP ... I-JIP: usual interstitial ... AIP: acute interstitial ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Lung Disease - ... Pneumonia • (UIP ... #Lung #Diseases ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... lung disease (RB-ILD ... pneumonia (DIP) ... pneumonia (AIP) ... #Lung #Diseases
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... lung disease, interstitial ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected
8cm AAA (long axis) presenting as non traumatic left hip pain.

#AAA #POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound #Abdominal #Vascular
8cm AAA (long axis ... traumatic left hip ... #AAA #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
(assumes Room Air ... Disease, Interstitial ... Lung Disease ... UnremarkableLab #AA ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
AAA on POCUS presenting as non traumatic left hip pain.

This woman presented with left hip pain.
AAA on POCUS presenting ... traumatic left hip ... presented with left hip ... traumatic left hip ... #POCUS #Clinical
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Anti-La/SSB ab • Lip ... Diagnosis: • LIP ... Pneumonitis (LIP ... , UIP, NSIP): • ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
in up to 33% of ... likely it will be clinically ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential