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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 ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
4 - Fibrosis Pulmonary ... disease with infiltrates ... chylothorax, and pulmonary ... gland sweling, fever ... Signs #Symptoms #Summary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... : • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... shows a small, stable ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Pulmonary ... • Interstitial lung ... , SLE • Pulmonary ... • Shrinking lung ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Diseases • Acute ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... and Management Summary ... absence of intrinsic lung ... on radioactive lung ... ) on room air Treatment
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... rash) • Heart, lung ... ALT ↑ bilirubin level ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Summary Autoimmune ... life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... sparing of the lung ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... Renal Failure Treatment ... #oncology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... mycobacteria Treatment