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The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
not represent 'diseases ... indicates unknown cause ... These diseases have ... collagen vascular diseases ... diseases.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
lung disease caused ... With disease progression ... Calcification (seen in CT ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Diseases - STAR ... Pulmonary Diseases ... - Hard metal disease ... fuller’s earth disease ... Granulomatous diseases
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
chronic interstitial lung ... disease with a ... pneumoconiosis which is caused ... by disease progression ... silicosis #clinical #radiology
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... Even fibrosis as ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... disease ... Hematologic malignancy ... (elevations of liver ... Imaging, high res CT
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
disease • ... Granulomatous disease ... • Liver diseases ... disease (GLILD) ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Venoocclusive disease ... Hereditary: Wilson Disease ... Hemochromatosis, Celiac disease ... of cholestatic disease ... disease: > 2
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
potentially treatable lung ... disease. ... the lung disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GroundGlass
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... pulmonale, in advanced disease ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial