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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 ... ILD caused by inhalation ... Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... Even fibrosis as ... UIP, NSIP and long ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis ... Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... throughout the whole lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... combinations of fibrosis ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... the apex and the lung ... In these cases comparison ... with old fims can
B-Lines in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lung comets are usually seen in wet lungs, but do not forget that
Lung comets are ... is an important differential ... In the latter case ... tails #clinical #ultrasound ... #lung
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Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... pulmonary apices caused ... by a rigid chest ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis ... #diseases #differential
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... the surrounding lung ... with end-stage fibrosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
volume loss and fibrotic ... changes in the basal lung ... reticular densities caused ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD