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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... there are four patterns ... low attenuation (table ... lung disease and ... cysts have thick walls
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... BOOP • Type of interstitial ... alveolar ducts and walls ... consolidation and GG pattern ... Idiopathic interstitial
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... of NSIP, UIP, OP
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
PECO2 rapidly falls ... zero WAVEFORM PATTERNS ... surface - Pattern ... the heart to the lung ... interpretation #patterns
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Heliotrope • Interstitial ... respiratory muscles • Interstitial ... slow onset and pattern ... occur • Frequent falls ... methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA