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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 ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• ↑ Mechanical stress ... pulmonary apices caused ... pulmonary edema in acute ... Increased mechanical stress ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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Causes of Diffuse ... Lung Disease. ... granulomatosis - Churg-Strauss ... chemotherapy #Diagnosis ... #Diffuse #Lung
COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 4

Main aspects of the image: multiple opacities in the glass and
-19 Chest CT - Case ... periphery of two lungs ... radiologiatoracica #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 ... CTChest #Clinical #CriticalCare ... #GroundGlass #CoronaVirus
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Diffuse Lung ... Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Lung Disease - ... Differential Diagnosis ... , Beomycin • Acute ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
obstruction) - Grp A strep ... disease; Burkholderia ... disease, smoking ... #Microbiology #Causes ... #Agents #Diagnosis
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Effect of Lung Recruitment ... Patients With Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
: Differential Diagnosis ... 45%) • Group A Strep ... Group C and G strep ... disorders: Kawasaki disease ... #causes