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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 ... : Amiodarone, Nitrofurantoin ... Pneumonias: • Idiopathic ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #causes
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
unknown cause and ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
acute respiratory distress ... syndrome) is rare ... Pleuritic chest ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
LV dilation • Idiopathic ... exclude other causes ... infarction • Stress ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... factors + oxidative stress
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic ... syndrome (ARDS) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP # ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD