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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 ... pneumonia (COP), Respiratory ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #causes
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
Main causes of diffuse ... differential #algorithm #diagnosis ... #causes #DPLD # ... ILD #parenchymal ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Smoking related diseases ... centrilobular emphysema - Respiratory ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... Respiratory bronchiolitis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
HFNC or BiPAP if mild-moderate ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... fastest approach to stabilize ... disease ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
idiopathic lung disease ... indistinguishable from acute respiratory ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
self-limiting respiratory ... prostate • Diagnosis ... Management - Mild ... pulmonary disease ... #ValleyFever #diagnosis