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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) ... : Acute, Chronic
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
lung diseases ... interstitial pneumonia ... I-JIP: usual interstitial ... AIP: acute interstitial ... #Rheumatology #
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
UIP) Usual Interstitial ... Intersitial Pneumonia ... , Beomycin • Acute ... or Chronic Radiation ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Chronic #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
toxicity (e.g., acute ... • Chronic toxicity ... (e.g., chronic ... gradually with symptoms ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Anti-MDA5 (RP-ILD ... ), dermato-rheumatologic ... of aspiration pneumonia ... #differential #