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General overview of lung diseases. 

#diagnosis #causes #lung #disease #restrictive #obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory #pearls #ddxof
diseases. ... #diagnosis #causes ... #lung #disease ... #respiratory #pearls ... #ddxof
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Diseases (ILD) ... ILD caused by inhalation ... disease (RB-ILD ... #Diseases #ILD ... #pulmonary #causes
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
diseases. ... #differential #algorithm ... #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal ... #lung #diseases ... #pulmonary #respiratory
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... Chemotherapeutic Systemic Disease ... Connective Tissue Disease ... #Causes #Differential ... #disease #pulmonary
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
Distress Syndrome ... RDS) • Chronic Lung ... Disease (CLD) ... Enterocolitis (NEC) Neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Disease • ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... • Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... Veno-Occlusive Disease
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... Smoking related diseases ... centrilobular emphysema - Respiratory ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - ... Connective Tissue Disease ... disease (nonneoplastic ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Failure - Differential ... drive due to neurologic ... : Interstitial lung ... diseases, pulmonary ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Diseases - STAR ... Pulmonary Diseases ... - Hard metal disease ... fuller’s earth disease ... #diseases #differential