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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
• Medication-induced ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #differential #pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
studies legionella/strep ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
plural effusion - Reduced ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... sliding COPD or ... lung sliding Pulmonary
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... syndrome) is rare ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... #management #Toxicology
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Syndrome (ARDS) ... be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... : - Mild - ... #Syndrome #Berlin
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
inflammatory cytokines induced ... kidneys, liver, lung ... /ARDS, coagulopathy ... , erythematous macular ... #management #diagnosis
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
acidosis is very mild ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... Insulin and Ketoacid-induced ... differential #algorithm #management ... #criticalcare #foamed
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... consolidation or nodular ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
(AIP, earlier named ... rare idiopathic lung ... syndrome (ARDS) ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... days before Pulmonary ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management