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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonia • (UIP) Usual ... Beomycin • Acute or Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Bird fanciers' lung ... ILD caused by inhalation ... pneumonia: Acute, Chronic ... differential #pulmonary #causes
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
the diagnosis of chronic ... cHP = chronic hypersensitivity ... tomography; UIP = usual ... interstitial pneumonia ... pulmonary #diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... : • COPD • Interstitial ... Lung Disease ... Metabolic Disorders Chronic ... #Causes
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... lung disease; IPF ... fibrosis; UIP = usual ... interstitial pneumonitis ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Mycoplasma and Viral ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung ... #Chronic #Cough
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Infection, Nocardia Chronic ... 12 weeks): • Chronic ... Fungal, Parasitic, Viral ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... • Cancer • Interstitial ... lung disease Vasculature ... #Causes
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... • Abscess • Viral ... Lung, Bladder, Colon ... Myeloproliferative Disorder • Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... disease #Chronic ... #causes