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On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
densities caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Interstitial #Pneumonitis ... #Reticular #ILD
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
subpleural and basal lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... #Interstitial #Pneumonitis ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
subpleural and basal lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... #Interstitial #Pneumonitis ... LowerLungPredominance #ILD
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... to confirm the diagnosis ... pattern at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... indicates unknown cause ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
demonstrates a reticular ... preference at the lung ... bases. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... Interstitial - Reticular ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
) Differential diagnosis ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... throughout the whole lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... glass opacities • Reticular ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... ground glass or reticular