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The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... there is an ill-defined ... weight loss or long ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
that affects the distal ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... - Diagnosis: ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... The lab-findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
The findings on ... changes in the basal lung ... reticular densities caused ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... about imaging findings ... in interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... Differential Diagnosis ... rarely typical pneumonia ... pathogens - Viral ... #CXR #clinical
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
non-pulmonary findings ... between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
the consolidated lung ... be seen on the chest ... is not seen in viral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... Characteristic finding ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... and confirmatory findings