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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
serial dilution, a pattern ... significant • Pattern ... : The ANA patterns ... Patterns and Associated ... #patterns #rheumatology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... pneumonia (OP) and ... #Differential #Table
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... next to pleura and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... & cavities in an ... LIP/FB, LCDD, SS ... Cyst pattern not ... presentations - ILD
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

1&4: Diffuse B Line pattern with skipped segments and alveolar shred / small
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS ... 1&4: Diffuse ... B Line pattern ... Lichtenstein’s Light Beam pattern ... #Ultrasound #clinical
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Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
artifact); (G) UIP pattern ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... #Correlation #Table ... #ILD #Findings
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... 96 yrs old, discharged ... consolidation and ... ultrasound bilateral pattern ... #Clinical #Lung
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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... GG pattern, irregular ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... Treatment: • Mild ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
The HRCT shows diffuse ... the lower lobes and ... some mosaic pattern ... cessation of smoking #Clinical ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
characterized by diffuse ... The histologic pattern ... characteristics are diffuse ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD