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The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
- Bilateral ... be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
X-ray and lung ... respiratory distress ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... succinylcholine - Neuro ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
) Differential diagnosis ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... throughout the whole lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... Other: Electrocardiogram
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
imaging - Bilateral ... effusions, lobar/lung ... present - Mild ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #
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Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the differential diagnosis ... can heal and end up ... the surrounding lung ... fluid or solid material ... #Radiology #CTChest
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
rare idiopathic lung ... acute respiratory distress ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP #
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
distribution of UIP ... suggestive for the diagnosis ... common interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
distribution of UIP ... suggestive for the diagnosis ... common interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP