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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... Pneumonia • (UIP ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
lung diseases LIP ... I-JIP: usual interstitial ... AIP: acute interstitial ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary
Chest XRay Interstitial Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Interstitial #Pattern #Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Chest XRay Interstitial ... Pattern - Differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Interstitial ... #Pattern #Differential
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... predominance: UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
• Idiopathic pulmonary ... pneumonia (DIP) ... pneumonia (AIP) ... ILD #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... in many cases UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Pattern #Differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... #Interstitial #
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Limitation • Interstitial ... lung disease • Pulmonary ... Abnormalities • Chest ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Weakness, Loss of Chest ... Elasticity (flail chest ... Lung Disease, Interstitial ... Fibrosis, Interstitial ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium ... Vessels • Pulmonary ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential