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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
sclerosis, Rheumatoid arthritis ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... #differential #pulmonary
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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- Rheumatoid arthritis ... granulomatosis - Churg-Strauss ... syndrome - Giant ... cell arteritis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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sinusitis - pulmonary ... Oral and genital Sores ... IgG4-related disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Table
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Smoking related diseases ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Differential #Table
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... Syndrome Definition ... erythematosus, Rheumatoid arthritis ... , biopsy By Tess ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... with rheumatoid arthritis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
cruzi (Chagas disease ... : Churg-Strauss ... syndrome, Diabetes ... erythematosus, Takayasu arteritis ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
acute cardiac disease ... Acute respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... edema (Traumatic brain ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... lymphoproliferative disease ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... diagnosis #causes #radiology ... #neurology