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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... interstitial pneumonia (AIP ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Hypertension - Differential ... • Valvular Lung ... Disease and/or ... Disease • Sleep-Disordered
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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attenuation or air-filled ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... the lung bases ... In these cases comparison ... with old fims can ... #Clinical #Radiology
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... long standing sarcoidosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... AIP: acute interstitial ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... • Long-standing ... • Obstructive Sleep ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Pathophysiology and ... Acquired (e.g., iHD ... Vasodilation Lung ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes