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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 ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #causes
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
pneumonia • formerly BOOP ... studies legionella/strep ... anticentromere ab ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... bronchograms (atelectasis has ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... sliding COPD or
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... lobar pneumonia caused ... called cryptogenic (COP ... BOOP - Bronchiolitis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... status NTM Cause ... Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... patients such as
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
acute respiratory distress ... syndrome) is rare ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Anti-MDA5 (RP-ILD ... Anti-Synthetase Ab ... • Misdiagnosed as ... statins - probably caused ... methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA