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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 ... fibrosis (IPF), ... : • Sarcoidosis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... pneumonitis - Sarcoidosis ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Even fibrosis as ... standing sarcoidosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... Granulomatous DX: Sarcoidosis ... #Causes #Differential ... #interstitial #lung ... #disease #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis ... Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... Granulomatous - Sarcoidosis ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Sarcoidosis: nodules ... Sarcoidosis: nodules ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis - Staging

Stage 0 - NO SARCOIDOSIS
 • The patient presents with a normal x-ray.
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis ... Stage Ill - PULMONARY ... Stage IV - PULMONARY ... FIBROSIS • There ... #Sarcoidosis #Pulmonary
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis ... #diseases #differential
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
a patient with long ... (stage IV). ... There is fibrosis ... The differential ... #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant