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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... Pneumonia • (UIP ... Pneumonia • (DIP ... Pneumonia • (LIP ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
lung diseases LIP ... : lymphoid interstitial ... I-JIP: usual interstitial ... AIP: acute interstitial ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... pneumonia (DIP) ... , Acute interstitial ... pneumonia (AIP) ... ILD #diagnosis #differential
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... the alveoli) or interstitial ... predominance: UIP ... , NSIP, DIP. - Centrilobular ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Management of Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis (aka Acute Interstitial Nephritis). Simplified management algorithm for investigation and treatment
Management of Acute ... Nephritis (aka Acute Interstitial ... Simplified management ... treatment of Acute Interstitial ... acute-tubulointerstitial-nephritis-short-notes-and-flash-cards
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... imaging findings in interstitial ... whether there is interstitial ... in many cases UIP ... #Pattern #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... urinalysis, labs - Management ... proteinuria on UA) - Interstitial ... renal biopsy - Management ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... polyangiitis) Acute Interstitial ... hydronephrosis on UIS ... KidneyInjury #Nephrology #Differential
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
goodness - Ramp up ... titrate from 5 cm up ... Driving pressure supports ... - Ramp up iPAP ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management
Thrombocytopenia 
Work up, differential diagnosis and management.

Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty

#thrombocytopenia #platelets #ITP #DIC
Thrombocytopenia Work up ... , differential diagnosis ... and management.