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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 ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... #differential #pulmonary ... #causes
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Lung Disease - ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... - HIV infection ... pulmonary disease ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Differential #Causes
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Groups - WHO Classification ... • Idiopathic, HIV ... hypoxemia • COPD, ILD ... PH Functional Classification ... #Groups #WHO #Classification
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... , OP and LIP have ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Presentation: • Mild ... disease: conjunctival ... non-productive cough, nausea ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... status NTM Cause ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Disease: Clinical ... : • Clinical (
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
in normal lung, pulmonary ... rheumatoid lung disease ... artifact); (G) UIP ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Correlation #Table #ILD
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... inoculation • Clinical ... - Acute pulmonary ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Mild to moderate
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease ... the critically ill ... output - Acute pulmonary ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... #typea #typeb #classification