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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... #differential #pulmonary
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
of interstitial lung ... disease (ILD)-associated ... #lungdisease #ILD ... systemicsclerosis #SSc #pulmonary ... #algorithm
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diffuse Lung ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung Infection
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
Asthma (GINA) treatment ... antagonists; LABA: long-acting ... volume in 1 s; IL ... Management #Stepwise #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Guidelines
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... GI, lung, skin), ... Hypersensitivity (DRESS ... IBD Stanford Internal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Syndrome (ARDS) ... consistent with pulmonary ... lobar collapse, lung ... the ARDS: - Mild ... #Syndrome #Berlin
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... Gastrectomy, WHDA syndrome ... Tropical sprue, IBD ... #ferritin #hematology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Acute respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... Transfusion-related acute lung
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Abscess Pathophysiology ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... #Abscess #pulmonary