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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 ā€¢ Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Diseases (ILD) ... ILD caused by inhalation ... disease (RB-ILD ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #Diseases #ILD
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
- Nephrotic syndrome ... - Acute and ... chronic kidney disease ... Drugs - SIADH Renal ... #Causes
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung ... AIP: acute interstitial ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 ā€¢ Effusion
 ā€¢ Cardiac Tamponade*
 ā€¢ Constriction
Myocardial
 ā€¢
Causes of Chronic ... ā€¢ Stable Angina ... ā€¢ Acute Coronary ... Syndrome* Arrhythmia ... Interstitium ā€¢ ILD
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Disease ā€¢ ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... ā€¢ Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... ā€¢ Chronic Lung
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
3:1), and the base ... ā€¢ ā†‘ Mechanical stress ... Pulmonary Diseases ... edema in acute ... Increased mechanical stress
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 ā€¢ (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Lung Disease - ... , worse at the bases ... , Beomycin ā€¢ Acute ... #Diseases #ILD
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 ā€¢ Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Diseases ā€¢ Acute ... arthralgias, CV, renal ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... cardiac disease ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... lung injury (TRALI